Where is Hardik Pandya? Mumbai Indians captain goes ‘missing’ amid divorce rumours with wife Natasa Stankovic
first batch of cricketers who travelled for the prestigious tournament. Other MI cricketers in the national squad, including Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav, were seen among the first batch of cricketers flying to the US.It was expected that MI players would be among the first to fly to the US as Mumbai were eliminated in the league stage of this year’s IPL season.
However, Hardik Pandya’s absence is being discussed for a couple of reasons.Firstly, Pandya is the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team. Since key names like captain Rohit Sharma, Head Coach Rahul Dravid and batting coach Vikram Rathour departed with the first batch, Pandya was expected to be a part of it.Secondly, the timing of Pandya’s absence coincides with social media speculations of his rumoured divorce.
On Instagram, Natasa wrote "Someone is about to get on the streets" while fans speculated that she would claim 70% of Pandya’s property.Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were eliminated after losing to Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the IPL 2024 Eliminatorwhich left RCB fans heartbroken. Virat Kohli was, however, not a part of the first batch of cricketers leaving for the US.The RCB batter was also expected to travel in the first batch with his teammate Mohammed Siraj.
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