India, May 13 -- Hardik Pandya trained separately in Mumbai while the rest of the Mumbai Indians squad travelled to Dharamsala for their IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings. Late on Tuesday night, the MI skipper shared videos on Instagram story showing him batting in the nets against throwdown specialists and net bowlers.

Hardik has missed Mumbai's last two matches because of a back spasm and did not travel with the squad earlier this week, raising doubts over his availability for the Punjab fixture. The MI players and support staff had arrived in Dharamsala on Monday afternoon, but the captain was notably absent from the travelling group. It also remains unclear whether Hardik will join the squad later, ahead of their next encounter.

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