Mumbai, November 9, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed captain of Mumbai for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) announced on Monday.
The MCA said Suryakumar would bring his international experience, leadership and batting prowess to the side. He was not considered for the first phase of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy campaign, but his record in white-ball cricket, including leading India to retain the Men’s T20 World Cup title earlier this year, made him a strong candidate to lead the team.
Suryakumar has been representing MIG Cricket Club in the MCA President’s Cup. Welcoming his appointment, he said representing Mumbai was a matter of pride and expressed confidence in the mix of experienced players and young talent in the squad.
“I am honoured to lead this talented group in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Mumbai has a rich cricketing legacy and a winning culture, and we will look to uphold those traditions,” he said in a statement issued by the MCA.
Mumbai will be without several key players for the tournament. All-rounders Tanush Kotian and Suryansh Shedge will miss the competition after being named in the India A squad for the Rising Stars Asia Cup in Doha from November 19 to 29. Shreyas Iyer is on national duty for India’s ODI series against New Zealand, while Ranji Trophy captain Siddhesh Lad is also sitting out.
Placed in Elite Group D, Mumbai will play all their league matches in Kolkata. They open their campaign against Hyderabad on November 14, followed by matches against Gujarat on November 16 and Goa on November 18.
Mumbai will then face Vidarbha on November 20, Chhattisgarh on November 22, Odisha on November 24 and Uttarakhand on November 26.
Mumbai squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), 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 Dsouza, Shivam Dube and Hardik Tamore (WK).
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