It is tough being Suryakumar Yadav at the moment. The batter, who was recently sacked as India’s T20I captain and dropped from the team, is staring at a new challenge to reconstruct his career at a tricky phase. While getting back into the Indian team is going to be a monumental task, Suryakumar’s time at Mumbai Indians might also have come to an end. On Monday morning, fans struggled to spot a single Mumbai Indians-related picture or mention on Suryakumar’s Instagram profile, triggering intense speculation over a potential exit from the franchise.
Suryakumar has been with the Mumbai Indians since 2018, when he joined the side from Kolkata Knight Riders. Over the years, he became pivotal to the team’s success in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but a horrendous 2026 season seems to have prompted the management to consider alternative options.
When a search was conducted on the accounts Suryakumar is following on Instagram, Mumbai Indians and Hardik Pandya’s accounts could not be found. The only photo of the MI team Suryakumar had on his Instagram account was one in which he featured alongside Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni, two of the biggest stalwarts in Indian cricket.
Suryakumar scored just 270 runs for Mumbai in the IPL 2026 campaign, at an average of 20.77. He managed only two half-centuries as MI finished ninth in the ten-team points table.
