New Delhi: Mumbai Indians The captain Hardik Pandya joined his MI teammates in Raipur for their next match. Indian Premier League (IPL) game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on SundayPandya missed MI’s last match against LSG on Monday due to back pain. His niggle is said to be minor and he has been advised to rest for the game against LSG.MI posted on social media on Thursday with a picture of Hardik Pandya, “Check in Raipur”.A full training session is scheduled at the Shaheed Vir Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium and Pandya is likely to train in the nets on Friday.With seven defeats and three wins, Mumbai Indians are ninth in the points table and need to win each of their remaining matches to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Sitting ninth in the table with just six points after 10 matches, Mumbai Indians have only an outside chance of making it to the playoffs.It also remains to be seen how Pandya, who has missed two games in this edition of the IPL due to health issues, goes for a must win against defending champions RCB at the Shaheed Vir Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. While Suryakumar Yadav stepped in to lead in Pandya’s absence, opener Ryan Rickelton said after the game against LSG that he did not know much about the matter. “I don’t know when he’s expected to be back. I just found out this afternoon that he has back pain. I don’t know the extent of it or how bad it is or what he’s feeling,” Rickelton said.
