Suryakumar Yadav to Lead MI vs CSK: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya confirmed that Suryakmar Yadav will lead the side in their first match in the IPL 2025 against Chennai Super Kings. Rohit being in the squad, the franchise decided to go with India’s T20I captain.
Why is Hardik Pandya Not Playing the First Match?
Hardik Pandya has been suspended from one game due to three slow-over rate matches in the IPL 2024. The skipper will lead the team from MI’s second match onwards which is against Gujarat Giants in Ahmedabad.
Suryakumar Yadav to Lead MI vs CSK, Hardik Pandya Confirms
Captain Pandya confirmed that Suryakumar Yadav will lead the team against MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad’s Chennai Super Kings. Hardik also expressed his gratitude for having 3 captains in the squad other than him namely India’s ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma, India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, and India’s stand-by captain Jasprit Bumrah.
“I am lucky that I have three captains playing with me — Rohit, Surya & Bumrah. They always place an arm around my shoulder & are there when I need any help,” said Hardik.
Check Out: IPL CSK vs MI Dream11 Prediction
CSK vs MI Squads
Mumbai Indians
Hardik Pandya (C), Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Will Jacks, Reece Topley, Karn Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevon Jacobs, Krishnan Shrijith (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Robin Minz (wk), Ashwani Kumar, Naman Dhir, Vignesh Puthur, Satyanarayana Raju, Lizaad Williams.
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Devon Conway (wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Shaik Rasheed, Sam Curran, Nathan Ellis, Vijay Shankar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Shreyas Gopal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vansh Bedi (wk), Andre Siddarth, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh.
CSK vs MI Predicted 11
Chennai Super Kings Predicted XI:
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)
- Devon Conway
- Rachin Ravindra
- Rahul Tripathi
- Shivam Dube
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- MS Dhoni (wk)
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Noor Ahmad
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Vijay Shankar (Impact Player)
Mumbai Indians Predicted XI:
- Rohit Sharma
- Ryan Rickelton (wk)
- Will Jacks
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Tilak Varma
- Naman Dhir
- Robin Minz
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Deepak Chahar
- Trent Boult
- Karn Sharma
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Bevon Jacobs (Impact Player)
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