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Hardik Pandya Deletes Instagram After IPL 2026 Amid CSK Trade Rumours: hardik pandya Once again he is in the headlines, but this time the reason is not his performance on the field but his social media account. Mumbai Indians captain suddenly deleted his Instagram account on Wednesday, after which discussions intensified among cricket fans. When users were searching Hardik’s Instagram account, messages like ‘User not found’ and ‘This profile is private’ were visible on the screen. On refreshing the page several times, a notification of ‘Something went wrong’ also appeared.

This entire incident happened at a time when IPL 2026 season of Mumbai Indians It was very bad. The five-time champion team finished ninth in the points table this season and was quickly eliminated from the race for the playoffs. Hardik appeared under constant criticism and pressure throughout the season.

Will Hardik Pandya go to Chennai?

For the last few days, rumors of Hardik going to another franchise were also strong on social media. One post in particular created a stir on the internet, in which the time ’07:07′ was visible on Hardik’s phone screen. Fans considered this a hint towards Chennai Super Kings. These discussions got further fueled when Ravichandran Ashwin posted ‘Pathirana, 07:07 & Stokes!’ on social media platform X. Wrote a mysterious post. After this, the fans intensified the speculations about Hardik being traded to CSK.

How was Hardik’s performance in IPL 2026?

If we talk about Hardik’s performance in IPL 2026, it was one of the weakest seasons of his career. He scored only 206 runs in 10 matches and took only 4 wickets in bowling. He also suffered from back spasms in the middle of the season, due to which he remained out of some matches.

Interestingly, Hardik missed two consecutive matches immediately after Mumbai Indians were out of the playoff race. However, later he said about his fitness that everything is fine and he is able to do batting, bowling and fielding.

When did Hardik return to Mumbai Indians?

Hardik’s return from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians in 2024 was one of the most talked about transfers in IPL history. He took over the captaincy in place of Rohit Sharma, but the fans did not like this decision. During IPL 2024, he had to face booing in stadiums across the country.

Now after the Instagram account is deleted, fans are curious to know whether Hardik is just on a social media break or whether there is going to be a big change in his career. Hardik can now be seen next in the three-match ODI series between India and Afghanistan, although for this he will have to obtain fitness clearance.