Suryakumar Gets Captaincy: Big U-Turn?

Suryakumar Yadav Leads Mumbai T20 Squad!

Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed Mumbai’s captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026, despite missing out on selection for the first four rounds of the Ranji Trophy.

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) announced a 16 member squad on November 9, handing the responsibility to Surya for the upcoming domestic T20 tournament. Suryakumar will now lead Mumbai as they look to win the title.

Suryakumar’s appointment comes after he was left out of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy squad earlier this season.

He had made himself available for the red ball competition, but the selectors did not include him.

Mumbai selection committee chairman Rajesh Pawar explained that Suryakumar had not played red ball cricket for around 18 months and had also missed the team’s pre-season camp.

Despite this, the selectors have now trusted his experience for the white ball competitions.

Shreyas Iyer was also not included in the Mumbai squad as he is currently representing India in the ODI series against New Zealand.

According to reports, Suryakumar was in line to lead Mumbai in white ball tournaments if Sarpanch (Iyer) was unavailable.

Suryakumar’s experience at the international level will be important as he takes charge of a side that has a mix of established players and young talent.

Mumbai are placed in Elite Group D and will play all their league matches in Kolkata.

They will begin their campaign against Hyderabad on November 14, followed by matches against Gujarat on November 16 and Goa on November 18. They will then face Vidarbha on November 20, Chhattisgarh on November 22, Odisha on November 24 and Uttarakhand on November 26.

Mumbai Squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026: Suryakumar Yadav (Cap), Atharva Ankolekar, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK), Shams Mulani, Divyansh Saxena, Maxwell Swaminathan, Suved Parkar, Tushar Deshpande, Musheer Khan, Shardul Thakur, Sarfaraz Khan, Mohit Avasthi, Sairaj Patil, Sylvester D’Souza, Shivam Dube and Hardik Tamore (WK).