Suryakumar Yadav will lead Mumbai in the 2026-27 season of the SMAT
\n\nSuryakumar Yadav will return to action for the first time since the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) in a professional cricket match and will lead the Mumbai team in the 2026-27 Squad Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He has replaced Shardul Thakur in the top job, although the star all-rounder has been named in the squad for the competition after not playing any game for the 42-time champions in the first leg of the Ranji Trophy.
\n\nJust after the end of the 2026 IPL, the 2026 T20 World Cup-winning captain was axed from the Indian team. Since then, he has not played any professional cricket match after being dropped from Mumbai's Ranji Trophy squad despite making him available. However, he featued in the Mumbai T20 league in June and played some club cricket in the last match in Mumbai.
\n\nLast season, Shardul had been named in Mumbai in all three formats but was replaced in first-class cricket by Siddhesh Lad. Meanwhile, the red-ball captain has not been named in the squad for the T20 tournament. Two-time T20 World Cup star Shivam Dube has been picked and will feature for Mumbai…
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