After SRH bought wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan during the IPL 2025 mega auction, MI captain Hardik Pandya said, "There will be less cake smashing and less pranks happening on people." "When we couldn't retain Ishan, we always knew...[it'll be] difficult to get him back from...auction simply because...the kind of player [he is] and kind of skillset he brings," Pandya added.