New Delhi, April 24 -- Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has slammed Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya following their defeat to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an IPL 2026 encounter in Mumbai on Thursday.

Ashwin questioned why Hardik Pandya asked Chennai Super Kings to bat first, and noted that MI had taken a similar decision in their match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

In that match, RCB went on to post 240/4 from 20 overs and MI eventually lost the match by 18 runs.

In Thursday's match, CSK rode on Sanju Samson's unbeaten 101 from 54 balls to post 207/6 on the board. Mumbai Indians were all out for 104 in 19 overs in their reply.

"I am slightly underwhelmed. Hardik Pandya won the toss and handed the advan...