IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians' Future Captain Revealed - Not Rohit Sharma or Hardik Pandya!

New Delhi: Following a lackluster performance in IPL 2024, five-time champion Mumbai Indians is gearing up for a major overhaul in its team. Speculations are rife that the franchise is considering a change in captaincy. Reports suggest that along with player retention, Mumbai Indians are contemplating a significant decision regarding the leadership of the team. Last year, Mumbai Indians entrusted Hardik Pandya with the captaincy in place of Rohit Sharma, but the team struggled under his leadership, failing to secure a spot in the playoffs.

If we look at the reports, the team’s head coach Mahela Jayawardene and the management want Rohit Sharma to become the captain of Mumbai Indians once again, but it is being said that Rohit has refused to take the captaincy. Rohit Sharma wants that if the team wants to change the captaincy, then Suryakumar Yadav should be given the command in his place. Because Suryakumar Yadav is currently the T20 captain of Team India.

How many players will Mumbai Indians retain?

The retention deadline for IPL 2025 is on 31 October. In such a situation, Mumbai Indians can release a list of a total of 5 retained players. The names of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Jaspreet Bumrah are confirmed in this. Apart from this, one of Tilak Verma and Ishan Kishan can also be a name. Apart from this, the team will have the option of adding one player to itself through RTM in the mega auction.

There is not a single foreign player in Mumbai’s retention list. In such a situation, the franchise will have to bid wisely in the mega auction. Because the team may spend around Rs 65 crores on retention alone. There are many foreign players in Mumbai’s current squad who other teams will be eyeing. In such a situation, Mumbai will have to bid very wisely in the auction.