Hardik Pandya Om Mumbai Indians Captaincy IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians (Mi) captain Hardik Pandya has thanked the experienced leaders with him for the command of the five -time Indian Premier League (IPL) champion team after last year’s bad season. After leading Gujarat Titans last year, Pandya, who returned to Mumbai Indians last year, accepted the experience and available guidance within the team.

Pandya said in a press conference, “I am lucky to have three captains playing with me. This increases my experience. I know that there are three different minds who have led India in different formats and have so many years of experience. They are always present to help me.” Pandya was probably referring to Rohit Sharma, Jaspreet Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav.

All of them have captained India at various levels. Rohit Sharma has been an important captain for India in all formats and has given five IPL titles to Mumbai Indians, while Jaspreet Bumrah has led the national team in T20 and Tests. Suryakumar Yadav is the current T20 captain of India. Along with such experienced players, Pandya will get strong support to guide Mumbai Indians in the new IPL season.

India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Mumbai Indians team in the opening match of the five -time champion Chennai Super Kings in the absence of regular captain Hardik Pandya on Sunday. Hardik was banned for a slow over speed after the team’s last match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2024. This was the third time in the league when a 31 -year -old player was banned for a match and a fine of Rs 30 lakh.

Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, the T20 World Cup winner said that he knew that the last over was thrown late two minutes late. He further said that throwing over times is not in his hand. Born in Gujarat by quoting ESPNcricinfo, the cricketer said, “This is out of my control. What happened last year is part of the game. We threw the last over one and a half minutes late or two minutes late. At that time, I did not know what the result would be.”

In addition, the Champions Trophy winner said that in his absence, right -handed batsman Suryakumar Yadav is a “ideal option” to lead the team. The all -rounder said, “This is unfortunate, but the rules say this. I have to walk with the process. In the next season, if they continue with this rule or not, I think it depends on the higher authorities. They can definitely see what the best can be done. Surya, obviously also in India’s captaincy T20I. When I do not, when I do not, they are the ideal options in this draft.

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