The Mumbai squad for the upcoming Syed Mishtaq Ali Trophy has been announced, and recently traded Mumbai Indians star Shardul Thakur has been named captain of the Mumbai State team, replacing Suryakumar Yadav.
Team India’s current T20I captain and Mumbai Indians’ veteran batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who has been playing for the Mumbai State team for several seasons, has not been in form recently, which has also raised doubts over his elevation to the captaincy.
Suryakumar Yadav ignored, Mumbai captaincy handed over to Shardul Thakur
Despite some poor form, Suryakumar Yadav has made a place in the Mumbai team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Despite making a place in the team, he has not been made captain further.
Rather, Mumbai has appointed its bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur as the new T20I captain. He was made the captain for the first Ranji Trophy season after Ajinkya Rahane stepped down from the post.
Shardul Thakur has experience playing for India and has been a part of the Mumbai team for over a decade; This time, ahead of the mini-auction, he has also been included in the MI camp from Lucknow Super Giants.
CSK’s big all-rounder Shivam Dubey, who has emerged as a special performer for India with the ball recently, has also been named in the Mumbai squad. Youngsters Raghuvanshi and Ayush Mhatre have also been included in the squad and will play alongside the experienced Ajinkya Rahane.
Players like Suryansh Shedge and Musheer Khan have been named as spin bowling all-rounders, while Sams Mullaney and Tanush Kotian will be the key spinners. Captain Thakur can lead the fast bowling deck along with Tushar Deshpande.
Mumbai’s team for Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy has been announced.
The Mumbai Cricket Association Senior Selection Committee, consisting of Mr. Sanjay Patil (President), Mr. Ravi Thacker, Mr. Jitendra Thackeray, Mr. Vikrant Yeligetti and Mr. Deepak Jadhav, selected the listed players to represent their state in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Full team: Shardul Thakur (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Siddesh Lad, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Sairaj Patil, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Atharva Ankolekar, Tanush Kotian, Shams Mulani, Tushar Deshpande, Irfan Umair and Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper).
Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy will be played at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow from 26 November 2025.
Shardul Thakur will lead Mumbai #SMAT Angkrish Raghuvanshi will keep wicketkeeping! pic.twitter.com/ppNoseGl0b
– Gaurav Gupta (@toi_gauravG) 21 November 2025
Mumbai is ruling Ranji Trophy under the captaincy of Shardul Thakur.
Ajinkya Rahane decided to step down from captaincy before the start of the Ranji Trophy season in 2025-26. Mumbai Cricket Association has appointed all-rounder Shardul Thakur as the new captain for its Ranji Trophy season.
Although Shardul Thakur could not perform equally with ball or bat after being appointed captain, the team has performed strongly under his leadership. Under his leadership, Mumbai has won 3 matches and is undefeated in the season with 24 points.
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