Suryakumar Yadav will lead MI against CSK in the season opener.

In their IPL 2025 season opening against the Chennai Super Kings, the Mumbai Indians will be led by Suryakumar Yadav. Due to his sluggish over rate, regular captain Hardik Pandya was given a one-match ban at the end of the previous season. Hence he is unable to play in this match.

Given that Suryakumar has assumed the role of T20I captain in the past year and that Jasprit Bumrah is also out by injury, his candidacy is not shocking. During the preseason press conference, which he attended with head coach Mahela Jayawardene, Hardik revealed that Suryakumar would be captaining the CSK game.

“India is also led by Suryakumar Yadav. When asked who the stand-in captain will be for the big match, Hardik said, “He will lead Mumbai Indians in the first match.”

The Mumbai Indians team has three compatible captains with a track record of success. Currently leading the national squad in Tests and ODIs, Rohit Sharma has captained India in all formats. Additionally, from 2013 to 2023, he led the Mumbai Indians for 11 seasons. The current captain of India for Twenty20 Internationals is Suryakumar, followed by Test captain Jasprit Bumrah.

“I am lucky,” wrote Hardik. “Three captains are playing with me. To the side, it adds extra experience. I am aware that there are three distinct brains with years of experience who have led India in various capacities in case I need assistance.” “They can put the arm around my shoulder and always be there for me,” he continued. That’s how I see it.

Hardik is available for the season’s second game, which is against the Gujarat Titans. On March 31, they will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in their debut home game at the Wankhede Stadium.

Suryakumar Loses Cool Defending Sanju Samson In Heated Face-Off With Marco Jansen

Marco Jansen allegedly complained about wicketkeeper Sanju Samson receiving a throw on the field during the opening Twenty20 International between South Africa and India, which sparked tensions. India skipper Suryakumar Yadav had to step in when Samson and Jansen got into a heated argument about this. The altercation started following Ravi Bishnoi’s second delivery in the fifteenth over. Gerald Coetzee, a South African pacer, and Suryakumar resumed their conversation. But umpires intervened immediately to defuse the situation.

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India won over South Africa by 61 runs in spite of the drama. Samson became the first Indian to reach consecutive T20I hundreds with an incredible 107 from 50 balls. With ten sixes and seven fours in his innings, he assisted India in reaching 202/8. After that, the Indian bowlers took control, knocking South Africa out for 141 in only 17.5 overs with three wickets apiece from Varun Chakaravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi.

Sanju Samson marked his dedication to helping India succeed and conveyed his appreciation for the team management’s faith in him. India now leads the four-match series 1-0 after this victory; the next game is set for Sunday at Gqeberha.

In the meantime, Samson was overheard discussing the same thing with a teammate and mentioning that Jansen wasn’t satisfied with the location of his throw collection. Since Jansen has a penchant for sledging and becoming involved in disciplinary matters. The umpires eventually decided to separate the two, and SKY was not pleased with him.

Jansen was upset with India keeper Sanju Samson for stepping into the center of the wicket while collecting a throw, and the incident happened after the second ball of the fifteenth over. Even Samson’s action was signaled to the umpire by Jansen.

In South Africa, India’s head coach will be VVS Laxman.

The head coach for India’s first white ball trip of South Africa will be VVS Laxman. Gautam Gambhir, the current national coach, will be traveling to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Therefore he will fill in.

A senior representative of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the decision to Cricbuzz on Monday. At first, the four-match series was not planned. Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the BCCI recently made the arrangement.

India will participate in four Twenty20 Internationals on November 8, 10, 13, and 15 in Durban, Gqeberha, Centurion, and Johannesburg, respectively. The group will leave on or around November 4. On November 10–11, the BGT Indian squad departs.

Sairaj Bahutule, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, and Subhadeep Ghosh, among other coaches and staff of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, will be a part of VVS Laxman coaching staff. Head coach Bahutule, batting coach Kanitkar, and fielding coach Ghosh were all members of the India Emerging team that competed in the Asia Emerging Cup in Oman. The Ruturaj Gaikwad-led India A squad is traveling to Australia with NCA members Sitanshu Kotak of Saurashtra and Mazhar Moidu of Kerala.

Suryakumar Yadav is the captain of the 15-man team that the Board of Control for Cricket in India. BCCI announced on Friday, October 25, for the four Twenty20 Internationals.

The decision to arrange the South African tour within India’s domestic season has drawn some criticism. “Before the trip to Australia, there is an unnecessary four-match T20 series in South Africa next month. “Approximately 50 to 60 players will not be available for their State teams in the premier national tournament. The Ranji Trophy, as a ‘A’ team will also be visiting Australia the following month. ” Sunil Gavaskar, the former captain of India, said in Sportstar.

T20I team:

Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), and Suryakumar Yadav (C).