Five games, 4 losses. The Indians of Mumbai find themselves surprisingly in a poor neighborhood in the IPL 2026. With only 2 points in 1 match, they are currently in 9th place in the points table. Last night against the Punjab Kings (PBKS), despite a brilliant century from Quinton de Kock, they managed to register their fourth consecutive win.
Aside from some individual brilliance so far this campaign, the team has lacked momentum at crucial moments in their previous matches. Now, fans are wondering how the team will be able to recover from the losing streak. To improve their form, the Mumbai Indians team management may consider multiple changes in their playing mix, including offering some rest to Jasprit Bumrah.
Why Mumbai Indians should rest Jasprit Bumrah?
Jasprit Bumrah’s poor form is one of the growing concerns in the current Indian Premier League season for the Bombay Indians. After playing five matches, the leading pacer is still without a wicket, something unexpected that Indian cricket fans are witnessing.
Ahead of the IPL 2026 season, it was revealed through media reports that the star pacer’s workload management will be under the scanner as the Men in Blue are scheduled to play multiple major tournaments. Preserving talent for future ICC events is not the duty of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) but also of the franchise for which they play.
Ups and downs in form are natural in cricket. To get a cricketer back to fitness, teams often choose to rest him. For example, Sanju Samson in the T20 World Cup 2026. Due to his poor form, he was not part of India’s XI. But then, when the team needed him most, he gave his best, coming off the bench.
Also Read: GT vs KKR Prediction Dream11 Match Today, Dream11 Team Today, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Update: IPL 2026 Match 25
Hardik Pandya is yet to prove himself as MI captain
Together with him jasprit bumrah Then again, there are other concerns for Mumbai Indians as well. Captain Hardik Pandya is yet to prove himself as a team leader. After taking over the captaincy role from Rohit Sharma in IPL 2024, Pandya led the team to a last-place finish in 2024 with 4 wins in 14 games. In the previous season, MI had a shaky start but somehow managed to stabilize things to extend their run to the play-offs. Now, in the current season, they are ranked ninth in the league.
As a batsman, in four matches, Hardik Pandya scored only 81 runs for an average of 27.00. And with the ball, the all-rounder has picked up 2 wickets in 4 matches for an economy rate of 11.17.
Discussions should also focus on Suryakumar Yadav.
Another weekly link on MI programming is Suryakumar Yadavthe captain of the Indian T20I team. In 5 matches and 5 innings, the middle-order batsman has so far scored 51 runs in total at an average of 21.20. Since the last quarter of the previous year, Yadav has also been struggling with his form with the national team. Apart from showing some flashes of greatness, his batting remains cold most of the time.
If the Mumbai Indians team management considers benching their captain Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav, then Rohit Sharma is still in the team.
Read More: MI head coach blames entire bowling unit for Jasprit Bumrah’s wicketless run in IPL 2026