New Delhi, May 6 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) regular skipper Hardik Pandya has missed two matches in IPL 2026 so far, and on both occasions, Suryakumar Yadav has stepped up to lead the side.

With Hardik missing these couple of games, the debate over the Mumbai Indians captaincy has reached a boiling point, and their win over Lucknow Super Giants under Suryakumar Yadav has led to some fans calling for SKY to take over MI captaincy.

Hardik Pandya returned to Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans (GT) ahead of IPL 2024, and was named the new skipper of the five-time champions as he took over from Rohit Sharma.

However, MI endured a 10th place finish in IPL 2024, and fell short of qualifying for the final in IPL 2025 after they lost to Punjab King...