Rohit Sharma to Return as Mi Skipper vs CSK? Hardik pandya ineligible due to this ipl rule

Mumbai Indians (Mi) Captain Hardik Pandya will miss his side’s opening match of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) Season, which will be aganst fellow five-time champions champions champions Auk on March 23. The board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday Announced The Schedule of IPL 2025. Defending champions kolkata knight riders (kkr) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) S on March 23, A Saturday.

While Last Season’s Runner’s Up Sunrisers Hyderabad will host rajasthan royals (rr) in the first match on Sunday, Mi will be on the road in the second match of the day at Chennai.

However, Five-Time Champions Mi will be without their captain Hardik. For the universed, Hardik was suspended for one match after mi’s last group stage match of IPL 2024 Against Lucknow Super GINTS. He was also Fined Rs 30 Lakh for Mainting a Slow Over Rate.

“Hardik Pandya, The Mumbai Indians Captain, Has Been Fined After His Team Maintened A Slow Over Rate During Their IPL 2024 Match Against Lucknow Super Giants at the WANKHEDE Stadium, Mumbai Pl statement had said.

“As it was his team’s third offense of the season under the IPL’s code of conduct related to minimum over rate offenses, Pandya was fined RS 30 Lakh and Banned from Playing The Team Playing The Team ”

After serving the ban against CSK, Hardik will be back for the franchise’s second match against Gujarat Titans on March 29.

In Hardik’s Absence, The Likes of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit bumrah are all in contection to lead mi against csk.

Rohit was sacked as skipper by Mumbai, Replacing Him with Hardik Ahead of IPL 2024.

The two were reported to have rift, and this did affect the team dynamics as mi finished bottom of the pile.

However, that issue is in past and the two will be united as Ever in Mi’s bid for a Sixth IPL Title this year.

Mi full squad:

Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Deepak Chahar, Allah Ghazanfar, Itchell Santner, Rece Topeley, Krishna Shrijith, Raj Angad Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur.