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Hardik Pandya Likely To Be Released By Mumbai Indians, Suryakumar In Line As New Captain | Report

Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav for Team India (AP)Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav for Team India (AP)

Hardik Pandya will reportedly be released from the Mumbai Indians franchise ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. The dynamic all-rounder recently led the Mumbai Indians group at the IPL 2024 season, after he was appointed for the high-profile job following the relegation of decade-long skipper and five-time IPL winner Rohit Sharma.

As per reports, the franchise is eyeing Suryakumar Yadav to become the next captain of the team.

Hardik Pandya likely to be released: Reports

Hardik Pandya was reacquired by the Mumbai Indians franchise from Gujarat Titans back in November 2023. A month later, the team management appointed him as new captain of the team, thus replacing legendary IPL skipper Rohit Sharma in the process. However, Pandya failed to replicate his Gujarat Titans success as the Mumbai Indians finished at the bottom of the IPL 2024 points table with just four wins from 14 games.

As per reports, the Mumbai Indians franchise will likely release Hardik Pandya from the team ahead of the IPL 2025 auction set to be staged later this year. Moreover, the franchise may well appoint Suryakumar Yadav as new captain instead.

In a similar move, the Gautam Gambhir-led Indian team management chose Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain in July following the retirement of 2024 T20 World Cup winning skipper Rohit Sharma. Interestingly, several fans and cricket experts had earlier expected Hardik Pandya to take over the role after the retirement of his Mumbai Indians colleague.

As of now, both Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav as well as Rohit Sharma are in Sri Lanka for a white-ball series. Under Suryakumar’s leadership, Team India won the T20I series by a 3-0 margin.