Did Hardik Pandya ignore Kieron Pollard after MI's loss to LSG?

Despite Hardik Pandya's all-round effort — a five-wicket haul and a quickfire 28 off 16 — Mumbai Indians (MI) couldn't cross the finish line in Match 16 of the Indian Premeir League (IPL) 2025. Chasing 204, MI fell 12 runs short as Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) held their nerve in a tightly contested match.

While Pandya starred with both bat and ball and Suryakumar Yadav chipped in with a half-century, it wasn't enough to stop LSG. In the 1st innings, Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram led the charge for LSG with well-compiled fifties, helping their side notch up their second win of the season.

Tension in the MI camp

After the match, while players from both teams were seen shaking hands, an emotional Hardik Pandya was spotted with his head down. During this moment, MI batting coach Kieron Pollard was seen calling out to Pandya multiple times — but the captain walked right past him.

While many missed the moment, a few fans who screen-recorded the incident shared it on X (formerly Twitter), sparking speculation about potential tension in the MI camp.

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— SRIJAN MANDRIK (@srijanman) April 4, 2025

Fans react

One wrote, "Pollard called Hardik multiple times but he ignored him and went with his sada sa mood. Weird guy fr."

Pollard called Hardik multiple time but he ignored him and went with his sada sa mood. Weird guy fr 🙃

— Bleed Blue (@CricCrazyVeena) April 4, 2025

Another said, "He needs to calm down. Trusting yourself is one thing, but degrading others is cheap. I’ve started hating him due to this unnecessary aura farming."

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He needs to calm down, trusting self is a thing, degrading others is cheap, I’ve started hating him due to unnecessary aura farming

— MaYaNk (@WyrdWeaver8) April 4, 2025

About LSG vs MI

LSG continue their dominance over MI, having now won 6 of their 7 encounters — including three straight victories at the Ekana Stadium. MI's only win in this rivalry came during the 2023 Eliminator at Chepauk.

With this result, LSG move to 6th place on the points table, having registered 2 wins and 2 losses from 4 matches, with a Net Run Rate (NRR) of +0.048. MI, on the other hand, slip to 7th with just 1 win from 4 games and an NRR of +0.108.

LSG vs MI: Squads

Mumbai Indians (MI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karn Sharma, Reece Topley, Bevon Jacobs, Krishnan Shrijith, Arjun Tendulkar

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Manimaran Siddharth, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himmat Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Akash Deep, Mayank Yadav, Shamar Joseph, Arshin Kulkarni  

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