Hardik Pandya (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya is likely to join the team on Thursday in Raipur for Sunday’s match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The all-rounder did not travel with the first batch of players on Wednesday and will join the team later.It is reliably learned that Pandya has been given the recommended precautionary rest of about a week following the back spasms he suffered against Chennai Super Kings.
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Pandya was not the only absent player to travel on Wednesday as Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Varma, Quinton de Kock and some other foreign players also did not travel.Traveling in batches was always on the cards as the five-time champions had a long break between matches and wanted to allow their players to recharge their batteries before the next challenge. Apart from Pandya, there is concern over Suryakumar Yadav’s participation in the next match as the right-hander might miss it due to personal reasons. Rohit Sharma traveled with the first batch on Wednesday and will look to regain full match fitness ahead of the big game against RCB.
