Suryakumar Yadav will captain Mumbai Indians in their opening IPL match against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday (March 23, 2025) as common skipper Hardik Pandya can be compelled to sit out due to a one-match suspension for over-rate offences dedicated by the group final season.
Suryakumar is the nationwide T20 captain and lately led the aspect to a 4-1 overcome England at dwelling.
However, his batting kind wasn’t notably spectacular and he managed simply 38 runs in the 5 outings through the sequence.
“Surya leads India as well. When I am not there he is the ideal choice,” Pandya stated throughout MI’s pre-season press convention in Mumbai.
MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene stated the BCCI has communicated the one-match ban on Pandya to the group owing to three sluggish over-rate violations by his group final season.
MI had completed at the underside of the heap, managing simply 4 wins against 10 losses in 2024, which was Pandya’s debut 12 months as captain.
He took over from Rohit Sharma, who led the aspect to 5 trophies however was struggling at that stage.
Published – March 19, 2025 01:41 pm IST
