This was because Hardik was penalized by the BCCI in the last season for maintaining a slow over-rate. He was handed a one-match ban after Mumbai Indians' last league game during the IPL 2024 against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
The IPL governing Council released the official statement confirming the fines and the ban. The press release read:
“As it was his team’s third offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Pandya was fined ₹30 lakhs and banned from playing the team’s next match."
Hardik Pandya will be available for the second game of the Mumbai Indians against Gujarat Titans
This will come as a blow to Mumbai Indians as they not only will be without their skipper for the first game but also a quality all-rounder. It surely will disturb the balance of the team but considering it's a long tournament, it won't be a deciding factor.
One among Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Suryakumar Yadav to captain Mumbai Indians in the opening fixture of IPL 2025 against Chennai Super Kings
Also, Jasprit Bumrah and India's T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav, will be the options as well. Mumbai Indians are the joint most successful franchise in the league. They didn't have a great outing last year as they finished last on the table last year and now would be keen to make a strong comeback.
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