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],

Mumbai Indians will miss out on the services of Jasprit Bumrah at least for the initial phase of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but it still has enough firepower in its bowling line-up.

Mumbai Indians will be led by Suryakumar Yadav in their IPL 2025 season opener against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on March 23. Regular captain Hardik Pandya is unavailable for the fixture due to a one-match ban imposed at the end of last season for maintaining a slow over rate.