Suryakumar Yadav was named captain of Mumbai's T20 squad on Monday for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which begins on November 14. The former India T20I captain and World Cup winner returns to Mumbai's domestic setup after being excluded from the first four rounds of their Ranji Trophy campaign.
According to PTI, Suryakumar was expected to lead Mumbai in white-ball competitions whenever Shreyas Iyer was unavailable. Shreyas is set to miss most of the domestic T20 tournament because of his commitments with the Indian team in ODIs and T20Is. He will captain India in the final two matches of the ongoing five-match series against New Zealand, which concludes on November 15.
Suryakumar has not featured in competitive cricket since representing Mumbai Indians during the IPL 2026 season in May. He was also overlooked for India's recent T20I assignments after the selection committee, led by former chairman Ajit Agarkar, decided to move on from him and appoint Shreyas Iyer as his successor.
The 36-year-old was also left out of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy squad because he lacked sufficient practice in red-ball cricket. He will now be eager to make an impression and demonstrate his abilities to the revamped selection committee headed by Pragyan Ojha.
Speaking about his appointment, Suryakumar said representing Mumbai was always a matter of great pride and expressed his excitement about leading the team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
He added that Mumbai had a strong cricketing tradition and a winning mentality, and the team would aim to preserve that legacy. He also expressed confidence in the combination of experienced players and promising youngsters, stating that their objective would be to perform consistently and win the tournament.
The Mumbai squad also includes India all-rounder Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan and his younger brother Musheer Khan. The competition will also mark Shardul Thakur's return to competitive cricket after he missed the first phase of the Ranji Trophy because of a hand injury.
Mumbai will begin their campaign against Hyderabad in Kolkata on November 14.
MUMBAI SQUAD FOR SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Divyaansh Saxena, Suved Parkar, Musheer Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Sairaj Patil, Shivam Dube, Atharva Ankolekar, Shams Mulani, Maxwell Swaminathan, Tushar Deshpande, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Sylvester D'Souza and Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper).
