Before Gujarat Titans faced Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025, Mohammed Siraj, bowler for Gujarat Titans joked around with Mumbai Indians (MI) youngster Tilak Varma about a bat. The match is scheduled for Saturday, March 29 at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium. To be ready for the match, both teams have spent the last few days at the location working hard in the nets.
MI shared a video of a lighthearted conversation between Mohammed Siraj and Tilak Varma during a training session in Ahmedabad on their official Instagram account on Friday morning. In that video Varma points out that Siraj has been playing international cricket and the IPL since he first started playing the game, pointing out the GT pacer's seniority. "Kabhi senior ko mana nahin karna chahiye" (One should never say no to senior).
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Mohammed Siraj and Tilak Varma are from Hyderabad and represent their city in domestic cricket tournaments. As the match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai nears all eyes will be on Hardik Pandya as he will be captain of the team again after severing one match ban due to slow over rate in last IPL game. Irfan Pathan, a former cricket player for India, recently stated that Hardik Pandya would not be under much pressure to lead MI this season after receiving criticism from fans the previous season.
All the leaders will rally behind Mumbai and Hardik - Mumbai Indians
Irfan Pathan stated that Pandya entered the IPL with a lot of confidence following his crucial roles in India's 2024 Champions Trophy and 2024 T20 World Cup triumphs. The former all-rounder stated in a video posted to his "Irfan Pathan" YouTube channel, "There is not that much pressure on the captain because it is his second season for Mumbai. The kind of confidence that Hardik Pandya has shown in the past year, won the T20 World Cup and then performed well in the ICC Champions Trophy, he will bring that confidence here. All the leaders will rally behind Mumbai and Hardik, and that is going to be a big aspect."
Mumbai Indians will face Gujarat Titans on March 29. Both teams are heading into the match with defeat. Gujarat Titans lost to Punjab Kings in their home ground after Shreyas Iyers the new captain of PBKS led from front. While Mumbai Indians lost to Chennai Super Kings. Ahead of the game both teams will make change in plan to mark their first win of IPL 2025.