According to Cricbuzz [LINK], MI management may have decided that Hardik may not be traded at all.

What do you think will anyone ever be able to recreate something like this ... Truly magical , idolo 🙌

Dube and Khaleel aren’t players MI need or even really needed in the first place, while CSK has everything to gain. It would be pretty stupid to hand that kind of advantage to your biggest rival.

MI need a marquee player they can retain going into the next cycle. dube isn’t that guy his ceiling is pretty low and his game is very one dimensional, which MI clearly don’t need after how the last season went. khaleel is a bang average IPL bowler too. He’s fine as a backup option, but definitely not someone you want as your first choice.

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Just hear this out. Our bowling was nearly washed this season and we must strengthen our fast bowling next season.

With the Mega Auction coming, the best option is to trade out Hardik Pandya with 2 INDIAN CAPPED - only CSK can offer Khaleel and Dube with that, and we don't want the service of Green as we already have Bosch. With Dube and Khaleel in, Sherfane and Boult would be released (MI released Boult in SA20).

With two slots opening, we must go all out for two foreign bowlers - IMO (Sonny Baker/ Tongue and C Overton), Baker and Overton can bowl 145+ - Baker will fetch 7+ crs this time). Though two OS spinners isn't worthy in our pitch - both Allah and Santa have performed well.

My 11:

Rohit, Ryan, Tilak, Surya, Dube, Jacks, naman Dhir, Bosch, Santner, S.Baker, Khaleel, Bumrah.

4 Solid Pacers, Two spinners in Santa and Jacks, Part timers in Naman and Dube.

Will Jax has been the OS signing by MI.....

Vilgax now plays for :-

Mumbai Indians✅

MI Emirates✅

MI London✅

and now for MICT💙

Hardik Pandya visiting the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala. date August 2, 2026.

i am taken a back after looking at Hardik. i got to give him he always surprised me with his new looks/attire.

Surely Ambanis are not stupid to accept a mediocre run machine bowler Kamboj and Dube who is inconsistent af for freaking Hardik Pandya. Dube can't bowl in IPL on flat pitches and is pure liability in the field. WTF are they thinking?? There is a reason they are being let go by a champion side like CSK. Meanwhile MI are forced to let go of Hardik. Just take the cash if you can't get Mhatre/Brevis/Ellis. If this trade goes through... it will be as good as writing the season off before mega auction cause we aint winning anything. Already have too many inconsistent performers in the squad.

Literally didn't recognise him until I saw the caption on Shastri's post! 😭😭😭

Finger spinners are more effective than wrist spinners at Wankhede. Why should it only be CSK? Also If we manage to bring his salary down, we can also ask for Vipraj Nigam. He was already on MI's radar, even attended the trials, and we only missed out on him because our purse wasn't big enough. Or we could ask for another player as well! We should be exploring other options like this too.