IPL 2025: Suryakumar Yadav to captain Mumbai Indians in season opener
Suryakumar Yadav will lead Mumbai Indians in its first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season as full-time skipper Hardik Pandya will miss the contest due to a one-match ban.
Mumbai Indians opens its campaign against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on March 23, and Suryakumar will lead the five-time champion against the Super Kings in their den.
Hardik was banned for one match for maintaining a slow over-rate in Mumbai’s last match of the 2024 season, against Lucknow Super Giants. Since it was Hardik’s third offence of the season, he was fined Rs. 30 lakh and handed a one-match ban, which has spilled over into this season’s opening game.
Suryakumar, currently the captain of the Indian T20I team, has skippered Mumbai Indians in a solitary IPL match, back in 2023.
Hardik, who was named full-time skipper of the franchise ahead of the 2024 season, took over the reins of the team from Rohit Sharma, who led Mumbai to five titles.
