Will Hardik Pandya Play for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025's First Match?

 Will Hardik Pandya play for Mumbai Indians in their first match of IPL 2025?

Will Hardik Pandya be able to play for MI in their opening game now that he is back in the Mumbai Indians camp for the 2025 Indian Premier League? View the specifics.

Fans are anxiously awaiting word on whether Hardik Pandya will play for the Mumbai Indians in their inaugural game as the hype for the 2025 Indian Premier League grows.

Hardik Pandya will try to forget the events of the previous season when he rejoins the Mumbai Indians for the 2025 Indian Premier League. The captain of the Mumbai Indians was jeered everywhere and did not produce the expected outcomes. The five-time champions are undoubtedly unhappy that the squad finished last in the IPL standings under him. Pandya's performance was questioned, both with the bat and the ball. But this champion all-rounder turned his life around and was instrumental in India's victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup. We may anticipate that he will make amends in the forthcoming IPL 2025 as well.

But there's a twist that might irritate Hardik Pandya's supporters. Although Pandya's contract with the Mumbai Indians for another season has been finalized, did you know that he won't play in the team's opening game? Although we anticipate that the team would include him in the starting lineup for each match, "Kung Fu Pandya" will not be present in MI's opening match. What is the cause of this, then?

Will Hardik Pandya play for MI in their first match of IPL 2025?

The BCCI decided to suspend Hardik Pandya for the opening IPL 2025 match after the Mumbai Indians' poor over-rate in their final IPL 2024 match. A fielding team's captain might be fined Rs 12 lakh for the first time if they don't bowl their overs in time, as the BCCI has instituted new regulations addressing slow over-rates. The captain faces a fine of INR 24 lakh if this occurs again, while the other players face fines of INR 6 lakh or 25% of their match fee, whichever is lower.

The other players in this case are punished INR 12 lakh or 50% of their match fee, whichever is smaller, while the captain is fined INR 30 lakh.

Hardik Pandya will receive a ban and be unable to play in the Mumbai Indians' opening game because the team, led by him, failed to finish 20 overs in the allotted time in three games, with the third infraction taking place in their final encounter against the Lucknow Super Giants.

Stay tuned for official announcements regarding his status and enjoy the excitement of the upcoming season!

MI retained list 2025

Player	Price (Rs)
Jasprit Bumrah	18 crore
Hardik Pandya	16.35 crore
Suryakumar Yadav	16.35 crore
Rohit Sharma	16.30 crore
Tilak Varma	8 crore