Hardik Pandya is the captain of Mumbai Indians for the 2025 IPL season. While he is the designated leader, Suryakumar Yadav captained the team in the opening match against Chennai Super Kings on March 23, 2025, due to a one-match suspension for Hardik Pandya regarding slow over-rate issues.
The 2025 season was the 18th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL). They finished in tenth place in the previous season. The team was captained by Hardik Pandya and coached by Mahela Jayawardene.
However, the team management decided to stick with Hardik as the captain for the 2025 IPL campaign. Hardik, who is currently the world No. 1 in the ICC Men's T20I Rankings for all-rounders, comes into the new season after a string of successes.
Suryakumar Yadav replaced Rohit as the T20 international captain in July and led India's triumphant run at the T20 Asia Cup 2025. There were no surprises in India's squad for the five-match T20I series against Australia.
Wasim Akram & Tanveer Ahmed Shocks By Abhishek Sharma 68(20)* & Surya 57(26) Batting Vs Newzealand
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The decision appears to be a mix of strategy and necessity, with Rohit battling both a nagging knee injury and a worrying dip in form. The 2025 IPL season has not been kind to the MI veteran.
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Boucher highlighted the non-cricketing part of the IPL as one of the reasons behind this decision, asserting he wanted to Rohit to have fewer responsibilities on his shoulders and enjoy his time as a batter after struggling to give his best with the bat over the last couple of seasons.
**Rohit Sharma (MI)** – 5 titles (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020), making him the most successful captain in IPL history overall, even though he's Indian. His ability to lead MI to the top every season has been remarkable.
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.
In the 18 seasons played till 2025, 72 players have captained their team in at least one match. Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma and Chennai Super Kings's MS Dhoni are the most successful captains with five IPL titles each. Dhoni also holds the records for most matches (229) and most wins (134) as a captain.
Rohit, who has retired from T20Is and Tests and was removed from ODI captaincy earlier this year, continues to play the 50-over format and would like to end his career with one final attempt at the 2027 World Cup.
Jaiswal strikes at 164.31, significantly higher than Gill's 142.96, favouring high-action starts in powerplays although their numbers are pretty same. The landscape of Indian cricket continues to evolve with the emergence of dynamic young talents, and among the most talked-about are Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
The four seasons from 2017 through 2020 were Mumbai's finest, when Rohit became arguably one of the best Indian T20 captains on the circuit. Once known as a team that left things too late to qualify, MI topped the table and won three times in those four years, to become the most successful IPL team.
