India, April 4 -- Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya will miss the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match against the Delhi Capitals on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, and in his place, Suryakumar Yadav will lead the five-time champions. The decision was confirmed at the toss as the T20 World Cup-winning captain came out to the middle instead of the all-rounder. With Suryakumar leading the team, he certainly won't play as an impact player in the fixture against Delhi. Earlier, the 35-year-old had played as an impact sub in the previous match against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Suryakumar confirmed that Hardik was not feeling well, and hence the call was taken to rest him. "He's not well. Doe...