Dharamshala, May 14 -- Jasprit Bumrah will make his IPL captaincy debut for the Mumbai Indians in the match against the Punjab Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala on Thursday.

Mumbai Indians shared a post on Instagram ahead of the match with a photo of Bumrah and "Captain Jasprit" written on it.

"A kid with a unique action bowled yorkers at will. That same kid, now a legend of the game, will lead the Blue & Gold in Dharamshala. A journey to be proud of, Captain Jasprit!" the post stated.

The full-time skipper Hardik Pandya is recovering from a back spasm injury, and the availability of the stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav is uncertain after the birth of his daughter.

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