India, April 16 -- Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya was at a loss for words following his team's crushing defeat by Punjab Kings in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday night.

And you really can't blame him for being speechless. His premier bowler Jasprit Bumrah has now gone five matches without taking a single wicket. Can you believe that? Then, to make things worse, his economy rate has gone up with every passing match. Against PBKS, he returned figures of 0/41.

Shardul Thakur, about whom Pandya had said in the lead-up to their season opener that he hoped that the bowler would end up spending the rest of his IPL cricketing days at the Mumbai franchise, didn't give him any happiness either. Altho...