{"id":164619,"date":"2026-05-07T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=164619"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:48:00","slug":"ipl-2026-hardik-pandya-joins-mi-squad-in-raipur-ahead-of-clash-against-rcb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=164619","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Hardik Pandya joins MI squad in Raipur ahead of clash against RCB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70952589\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Skipper Hardik Pandya has joined his Mumbai Indians teammates in Raipur ahead of the next Indian Premier League game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Pandya had missed MI\u2019s last game against Lucknow Super Giants due to a back spasm on Monday. His niggle is said to be a minor one and he was advised rest for the game against LSG.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChecked-in Raipur,\u201d MI wrote on \u2018X\u2019 along with a photo of Pandya on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Checked-in Raipur \u2705 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hXkssQF5zr\">pic.twitter.com\/hXkssQF5zr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mipaltan\/status\/2052435516570906678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>A full-fledged training session is scheduled at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium and Pandya is likely to train in the nets on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>With seven defeats and three victories, Mumbai Indians is languishing at the ninth spot on the points table and need to win each of its remaining matches to keep its slim playoff hopes alive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 07, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/hardik-pandya-joins-mumbai-indians-squad-ipl-2026-raipur-vs-royal-challengers-bengaluru\/article70952589.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skipper Hardik Pandya has joined his Mumbai Indians teammates in Raipur ahead of the next Indian Premier League game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday. Pandya had missed MI\u2019s last game against Lucknow Super Giants due to a back spasm on Monday. 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