Will Suryakumar Yadav play for RCB in IPL 2025?


Suryakumar Yadav is one of the most influential batters in T20 cricket and he has been the backbone of Mumbai Indians in Indian Premier League for many years. 

Owing to his brilliant form and leadership qualities, he recently been named as India’s regular T20I captain, and Yadav passed the test with 3-0 vs Sri Lanka during his first stint as regular team India captain.  

Despite a poor run by MI in IPL 2024, SKY did not miss any chance to impress and scored 345 runs for MI in IPL 2024 at a strike-rate of 167.48.  

He has gone passed the 3500-run mark in his IPL journey, and as he is already being leading the Indian team. SKY could be seen captaining the MI side in IPL 2025 also.  

Mumbai Indians made the captaincy change before the IPL 2024 season when they announced Hardik Pandya as their new skipper in place experienced Rohit Sharma, who led the franchise to record 5 titles. 

MI, one of the most successful franchises, had a season to forget this year, as they only recorded four wins and lost ten to finish last on the points table.  

While there is a mega auction and we can expect numerous changes in teams before the next season, there have been speculations that SKY may leave MI.  

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Will Suryakumar play for RCB in IPL 2025?

No, there is no official news on this topic. However, there are some rumors surrounding that RCB is planning to rope in Suryakumar Yadav.  

While there was a rumour that also went viral few days back that KKR also planning to trade Shreyas Iyer to Mumbai Indians in exchange for SKY. But, as said, these are all rumors, and there is no confirmation on any of the topics, not from franchise or player.   

MI to retain Suryakumar Yadav?

With teams likely to retain a maximum of four players, MI’s talisman, Suryakumar Yadav, will certainly be retained. However, BCCI has yet to announce the retention rules for the upcoming season, therefore the number of retentions may vary.  

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