IPL 2025: Fans are a bit disappointed after the Team India’s performance in the Champions Trophy 2025 (Champions Trophy 2025). The reason behind this disappointment is that Indian stars are currently slightly away from cricket action. However, the wait for the fans is going to end very soon. The ‘festival of cricket’ is going to start from 22 March. Yes, we are talking about IPL 2025, in which not only Team India but the star players from all over the world are going to rock.
The IPL 2025 will begin with the match between defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore (KKR vs RCB). This Mahamukabala will be played on 22 March at the historic Eden Gardens ground. A day later, Chennai Super Kings will compete with Mumbai Indians (Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians) in IPL’s L. Classico. On the one hand, there will be players like MS Dhoni, Rituraj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, so Rohit Sharma, who returned after winning the Champions Trophy recently, will also be ready to compete with him. However, before this big match, there is a little tension in the camp of Mumbai Indians.
Hardik will not play the first match of IPL 2025
Dhansu all -rounder of Team India and Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya (Hardik Pandya) will not be able to play the first match of IPL 2025. Now you must be wondering that Hardik has just played the Champions Trophy and has not even hurt, so why will he not be available in a big match against Chennai Super Kings. The story behind this is related to the previous season.
Why was Hardik Pandya banned?
Actually, Hardik Pandya is banned for a match in the IPL. During the IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians were found guilty of slow over rate for the third time in the season in the match against Lucknow Super Giants. It proved to be the last match of Mumbai Indians in that season. Mi captain Hardik Pandya was banned for a slow over rate, which will be applicable during the first match of this season i.e. Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings.
IPL 2024 did not go well for Mumbai Indians. The franchise took a big decision to make Hardik a captain instead of Rohit. The fans did not like this decision at all and the all -rounder was trolled during the entire tournament. The performance of Mumbai Indians was also disappointing and the team could not qualify in the playoffs. Now the question is that in the absence of Hardik Pandya, who will captain Mumbai Indians in the match against Chennai Super Kings? Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has not yet emerged from injury and he will also miss some matches. In such a situation, the franchise can go to Rohit again.
Rohit Sharma’s record in IPL has been excellent. After taking charge of the team in 2014, he overturned the Mumbai Indians’ body and made the champion 5 times. The second option for Mi is also Suryakumar Yadav, who is currently the T20I captain of Team India. Let us know that Mahamukbal between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will be played at Chepock Stadium on 23 March.
