Why will captain Hardik Pandya miss MI's opening match against CSK in IPL 2025?

MI captain Hardik Pandya will miss his franchise's opening match against CSK in IPL 2025. The match will take place on March 23 as per the schedule released on Sunday. Hardik was fined ₹30 lakh and handed a one-match suspension after MI maintained slow over-rate in their last IPL 2024 league match. It was MI's third offence of the season.