Hardik Pandya likely to join Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2027
2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 4, 2026, 12:05 PM
Last updated Jun 4, 2026
Hardik Pandya is expected to leave the Mumbai Indians following their poor performance in IPL 2026, where they finished ninth with only four wins. Former Indian cricketer Hanuma Vihari claims there is a 99.9% chance Pandya will join the Chennai Super Kings. Pandya has cited mental stress and exhaustion as reasons for his departure, having informed MI management mid-season. A trade scenario has also been proposed, with former CSK batsman Subramanium Badrinath suggesting MI could exchange Pandya for CSK's Shivam Dube and Ayush Mhatre. The next steps involve potential negotiations before the upcoming IPL season.
- •Mumbai Indians finished ninth in IPL 2026, winning only four games.
- •Pandya has reportedly informed MI about his decision to leave mid-season.
- •Hanuma Vihari predicts a 99.9% likelihood Pandya will join CSK.
- •Subramanium Badrinath suggested a potential trade involving Shivam Dube.
- •Official confirmation from franchises regarding the trade is pending.
- 12:05 PMYahoo Sports — '99.9 percent he will go to': Former India star reveals which franchise Hardik Pandya will join after leaving MI ahead of IPL 2027
"While the Mumbai Indians' latest IPL season might not have gone the way they would have wanted, one former star reveals the team Hardik Pandya is most likely to join.
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