Suryakumar Yadav in SMAT: Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav will soon be seen playing on the cricket field. He has been given a place in the Mumbai team against Andhra from December 3 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
This will be Suryakumar’s first home match after vacationing. He will be seen playing for Mumbai captained by Shreyas Iyer. Suryakumar will not lead the Mumbai team but he will play as a regular player in the team.
Suryakumar Yadav Joins Mumbai for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
It is worth noting that under the captaincy of Surya, India won the series 3-1 over South Africa. Earlier, there was a clean sweep against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Suryakumar Yadav will join the Mumbai team in Hyderabad on Monday and is expected to play in the next match against Andhra. He had informed the Mumbai Cricket Association about his unavailability during the first few group league matches due to a family function.
In such a situation, he missed the first few matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Surya has no problem with Iyer remaining the captain and he is ready to bat in any situation.
Let us tell you that whenever he is available, he participates in all the domestic tournaments for Mumbai. Now he will be a part of the Mumbai team in all the remaining matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Mumbai.
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Shivam Dube Also Back in Action
According to the report of Indian Express, Shivam Dubey can also join the squad of Mumbai team. He was part of the Indian team on the Sri Lanka tour after the T20 World Cup 2024. Since then he got injured. Now he can be seen playing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Remember that in the recent series against South Africa, the captain gave his batting place at number three to Tilak Verma, who had requested his captain for this special place.
Tilak lived up to his captain’s trust and scored two consecutive centuries, which contributed significantly to India’s victory. Now it remains to be seen at which number he will be seen playing for Mumbai.