India, April 13 -- It is not often that Jasprit Bumrah has a '0' in the wickets column next to his name, but that has been the unusual case for the Mumbai Indians spearhead this season. Four matches into IPL 2026, Bumrah is yet to open his account. Mumbai have lost three of those games. Yet, the two are not directly correlated.

While the anomaly has drawn attention, captain Hardik Pandya pointed to a larger issue plaguing Mumbai, who have lost three on the trot since beating the Kolkata Knight Riders in their opener. That included a 18-run defeat to defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Wankhede on Sunday.

"...I think we conceded way too many (runs). In the last couple of games, as a bowling unit, we've been catching up...