Bhubaneswar, May 10 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) became the first team to be officially eliminated from the contention for the playoffs race in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) registered a thumping victory against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Wednesday.

As per reports published in some sections of media, some senior members of the five-time champions MI squad have expressed their concern regarding Hardik Pandya's style of captaincy which saw the team's morale falter through IPL 2024.

The reports suggested that senior players lime Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav held a meeting following the development. The players expressed their concerns about the underlying problems. ...