Pinning blame on Hardik is unfair: Ashwin on MI's IPL 2026 performance

Ex-India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin backed Hardik Pandya's captaincy after MI were eliminated from the IPL 2026 playoff race. "When you've seasons like this, to pin the blame on the captain is quite unfair. Nobody has turned up," he said. Ashwin added, "He was there at GT. Had two fabulous seasons. So clearly, as a leader, he did something right there."