Suryakumar Yadav will be captain of Mumbai Indians in First Match: The IPL 2025 is starting from March 22, but the team of Mumbai Indians, the favorite of millions of people, will play their first match of the tournament on 23 March against Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Hardik Pandya will remain missing from the important match. In such a situation, the question arises that who will lead the team against CSK? If you have the same question, then Hardik Pandya himself has answered it. Responding to questions in the press conference before the tournament’s debut, Pandya said that in his absence, Suryakumar Yadav will take over the reins of the team.

Why will Hardik Pandya not play against CSK?

Now the question arises that Hardik Pandya is fully fit, yet why will he not enter the field against Chennai Super Kings? So we have brought the answer. Last time, during the IPL 2024, the team led by him repeated the same mistake three times. The team was found guilty of slow over rate three times. After which, under the rule of IPL, they are banned for a match. Since the team was found guilty of slow over rate in the last match of the 17th season of IPL. In such a situation, this time he will suffer the result of the ban.

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Pandya will gather color against RCB

The second match of Mumbai Indians in the tournament is at Narendra Modi Stadium with Gujarat Titans on 29 March. Where Pandya will be seen spreading the fire on behalf of the team. He has played a total of 137 matches so far in the IPL. Meanwhile, his bat has scored 2525 runs in 128 innings at an average of 28.69. At the same time, during the bowling, he has achieved 64 success in 93 innings at an average of 33.59.

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