Chennai, March 22 -- Mumbai Indians stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav backed the squad's depth to make up for Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah's absence in the clash of behemoths in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

MI will begin its IPL 2025 campaign with some issues that have pushed Suryakumar into the spotlight. Labelled as IPL's 'El Clasico,' MI will step into the Chepauk without Bumrah and Pandya in its playing XI.

Hardik received a one-match ban after the team's last encounter in IPL 2024 against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for maintaining a slow over-rate, which has ruled him out of the clash of the heavyweights.

Meanwhile, Bumrah is on the sidelines, recovering from a back injury he sustained in Australia during ...