New Delhi, May 6 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya has reportedly not travelled with the squad to Raipur ahead of their match against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Sunday.

According to a Cricbuzz report, the rest of the MI squad was seen assembling at Terminal 1 of Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Wednesday, but Pandya was not present.

The report further noted that there is currently no indication of when, or even whether, the MI skipper will join the squad ahead of the RCB clash.

The Baroda all-rounder did not play the Mumbai Indians' last match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) due to a back spasm.

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