Suryakumar Yadav to Captain Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025 Opener vs CSK

Suryakumar Yadav will lead Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2025 season opener against their arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings, the match will be played in Chennai. The regular skipper Hardik Pandya is unavailable for this fixture due to a one-match ban imposed on him at the end of last season due to slow over rate.

Jasprit Bumrah is also said to be unavbailable due to his injury, Suryakumar’s candidature isn’t a surprise , specifically since he has taken over the reins of T20I captaincy in the last year. Hardik Pandya revealed that Suryakumar Yadav will lead the ahead of their match with CSK at the pre-season press conference that he attended with the head coach Mahela Jayawardene.

Hardik Pandya stated,” Suryakumar Yadav leads India as well. He will lead Mumbai Indians in the first match, also added” I am lucky, I have three captains who are playing with me. It adds more experience to the side. If I require any help, I know that there are three different minds who have led India in different formats with so many years of experience.’ They can put the arm around my shoulder and always be there for me. I look at it that way”.

There are three regular captains in the Mumbai Indians camp, all with proven records. Rohit Sharma has captained India across all formats and currently leads the national team in Tests and ODIs. He also led Mumbai Indians for 11 seasons, from 2013 to 2023. Suryakumar is the current India skipper for T20Is, and then there is Jasprit Bumrah, who has captained India in Tests.Hardik is set to return as captain for MI’s second match, an away fixture against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on March 29.