Suryakumar Yadav will lead Mumbai Indians (MI) in their opening game of IPL 2025, with regular captain Hardik Pandya out serving the one-match ban he picked up in the team's last IPL 2024 game. "We have been officially communicated that he [Hardik] has to miss [the first game],

Suryakumar Yadav will lead Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League opener against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday while regular skipper Hardik Pandya serves a one-match ban.

Regular captain Hardik Pandya will miss Mumbai Indians’ first match of IPL 2025 against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on 23 March due to a one-match suspension. Suryakumar Yadav will captain MI in his absence.