New Delhi, May 13 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya trained alone in Mumbai as the team travelled to Dharamsala without him for the IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) scheduled to take place on Thursday.

The Baroda all-rounder shared a few videos on his Instagram story which shows him practising his batting against throwdown specialists and net bowlers. Hardik Pandya has missed MI's last two matches due to a back spasm, with Suryakumar Yadav leading the side in Hardik's absence.

Hardik had joined the Mumbai Indians team ahead of the previous match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), but wasn't cleared to play.

"Hardik has not been cleared by the medical team to take the field," Mumbai Indians had said in a sta...