Hardik Pandya started his IPL journey with Mumbai Indians, where he played for seven seasons and won four championships (2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020). In 2022, he moved to Gujarat Titans as the team captain and won the championship in his first year with the team. In the second year, his team finished as runners-up. After two successful years with GT, he rejoined Mumbai Indians as the team captain and has been retained to lead the team in the TATA IPL 2026 season.