{
  "id": 19468347,
  "title": "'My captain Shreyas. My team Punjab': Hardik Pandya reacts after foregoing MI captaincy and joining PBKS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/my-captain-shreyas-my-team-punjab-hardik-pandya-reacts-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T08:10:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/captain-shreyas-team-punjab-hardik-081028229.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hardik Pandya has made it clear that Shreyas Iyer will be his captain while he joins Punjab Kings, as he announced in a short Instagram post following his trade from Mumbai Indians. The move comes after Mumbai struggled with poor results and fan discontent during his second spell as captain. Hardik's decision to forego the captaincy role in Mumbai may help him focus on playing rather than leading, and the Punjab team appears well-placed with Iyer and head coach Ricky Ponting guiding the squad. Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh, who has taken 111 wickets in 96 IPL matches, will join Mumbai Indians as a veteran player.",
  "summary": "Hardik Pandya has completed a blockbuster trade to Punjab Kings for Rs 18 crore, posting a viral message backing captain Shreyas Iyer and coach Ricky Ponting.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Hardik Pandya leaves Mumbai Indians: Franchise shares goodbye message",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/hardik-pandya-leaves-mumbai-indians-franchise-shares-goodbye-message",
        "published": "2026-11-11T04:36:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}