Mumbai Indians have decided to retain Hardik Pandya as captain for the next edition of the Indian Premier League. They retained four other players ahead of the mega auction - Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma and Rohit Sharma.

Hardik Pandya to lead Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025 despite 2024 season; Ambani confident in team's abilities.

Hardik Pandya while addressing the MI fans said that the retained players by the franchise are like '5 fingers but one fist'. Bumrah, Suryakumar, Hardik, Rohit and Tilak have been named as MI's retentions.

The all-conquering Mumbai Indians franchise sent a strong message of intent ahead of the IPL 2025 season by retaining their core leadership group for the

MI team's head coach Mahela Jayawardane informed that Hardik Pandya will continue to lead the franchise in IPL 2025.

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have changed their head coach and Mahela Jayawardene has taken over from Mark Boucher again after a turbulent IPL 2024 season. It was filled with controversy for the franchise and it remains to be seen how they handle it this time with Hardik and Rohit retained.