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Hardik Pandya will not play in his first match of IPL 2025. Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings in the first match. But in this match, Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya will not play because he was banned for a match …Read more
Hardik Pandya will not be able to captain the match against CSK.
Highlights
- Hardik Pandya has a match ban
- Mumbai Indians have to face Chennai in the first match
- Hardik made the same mistake 3 times last season
New Delhi. The 18th season of IPL will begin from March 22. The first match will be played between current champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Two matches will be played on the second day of the tournament. In the first match of the day, Sunrisers Hyderabad will have Rajasthan Royals while in the evening match, Mumbai Indians will face Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya will not be able to play in the first match against Chennai as he has a match ban. In cricket, Mumbai and Chennai matches have been named Al Classico. Due to Pandya not getting into the first match, who will place his captaincy against Chennai in his place. The fans are eager to know about it. So this news is for you.
Mumbai Indians will clash with CSK (Mi Vs CSK) in Chennai on 23 March in their first match. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will not be able to play in the first few matches of IPL. Therefore, he cannot captain against Chennai. It is clear that he is not in the race for captaincy. After this, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav are in the race. Any of the two can captain against CSK. Rohit has recently given Team India to the ICC Champions Trophy under his captaincy, while Mumbai Indians have been champions in the IPL 5 times under his leadership.
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On the other hand, it has not been much time for Team India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav, but his record is excellent. Suryakumar Yadav has captained the Indian team in 23 T20 matches where India has won 18 while in 4, Team India has lost. It has to be seen whether Rohit accepts captaincy or not. If Rohit refuses to captain, then Suryakumar Yadav will be seen captaining against Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team CSK.
Chennai Super Kings are commanded by Rituraj Gaikwad. The captains of both the teams can be Indian. Last time Hardik Pandya was found guilty of slow over rate three times. After which according to the rule, a match was banned. Mumbai Indians were found guilty of slow over rate for the third time in the last match of the league stage.
New Delhi,Delhi
March 13, 2025, 22:39 IST
Ban on Hardik Pandya … who will be the captain of Mumbai in the first match against Chennai