Hardik’s return to competitive cricket exposes MI’s desperation to salvage a truncated season with star power. But rushing back an injury-prone all-rounder for 11-over cricket feels reckless—this format doesn’t justify the risk when Mumbai already has Boult and Ghazanfar to anchor the bowling. The real tactical gap is batting depth, not another seamer. We think MI are solving yesterday’s problem while ignoring today’s weakness.