Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is only around the corner and both five -time champions, Mumbai Indians (Mi) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), are ready to cross the swords on Sunday, 23 March. Meanwhile, MI is looking for a stand-in captain, as a regular captain as a regular captain Hardik Pandya The upcoming tournament has been banned from participating in the first two matches.
In the latest development, Pandya has finally revealed the interim captain to donate a hat in his absence for a season opener against CSK. Experienced batsman and India captain Suryakumar Yadav is set to handle as the responsibility of leadership for the franchise for the upcoming encounter.
Hardik said during the pre-seasons press conference on Wednesday, March 19, “Surya will be an ideal option when I am not there.”
12:16 PM · Mar 19, 2025
Rohit Sharma and Jaspreet Bumrah were also two names which were potentially alternative to Hardik's unavailability, however, the Blue T20I skipper now sets men to handle duties, as confirmed by the main skipper themselves.
Hardik further said on his deputy, “Sky has scored a lot of runs in the years. For me, he is batting brilliantly. He has been a proven match winner for Indians of India and Mumbai.”
Talking about Suryakumar's captaincy records, he led the team in 39 matches in T20, out of which three came to Mumbai Indians when Rohit was injured in 2023. He has won 28 T20 matches as captain losing 10 games. His batting records as Captain are also impressive, as he has a century, in 37 matches with 1068 runs with eight half-century in the 164.56 strike.
Now, their 40th match will be as the game captain against Chennai, and the Mumbai batter will watch to initiate proceedings for MI on a positive note. The game will be played on Sunday, 23 March at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. His next game will be against Gujarat Titans on 29 March, where Hardik is set to return as a leader for the rest of the tournament.
Mumbai Indians Squad for IPL 2025
Hardik Pandya (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav (Vice-Capten), Jaspreet Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Arjun Tendulkar, Naman Dhir, Tilak Verma, Ryan Reclon (wicketkeeper), Robin Minz (wicketkeeper), Chris, Chris, Chris, Chris, Chris, Chris, Chris, Chris, Chris Santner, Will Jack, Ashwani Kumar, Trent Balt, Deepak Char, Vigne Mujib ur Rehman, Karn Sharma, Rece Topley, Satyanarayana Raju
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