India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and star all-rounder Shivam Dubey are set to make a short-lived comeback to domestic cricket but it will be a big boost for Mumbai in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. He will be available for some matches in the tournament.
As per The Indian Express report, both Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey have informed the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) that they will be available to play two matches for Mumbai in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 on January 6 and January 8.
Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey to play two matches for Mumbai in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26
Mumbai will play all its league matches of the 50-over tournament in Jaipur. They will start their campaign against Sikkim on 24th December. However, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey will be available only for the latter stages of their Group C matches in the tournament.
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Both the Indian stars have confirmed that they will play Mumbai’s last two Elite Group C matches against Himachal Pradesh on January 6 and Punjab on January 8. This means they will miss the majority of the premier tournament. Well, their decision is part of BCCI’s directive.
“Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dubey have informed us that they will play two Vijay Hazare Trophy matches on January 6 and 8. Their names will be added to the Mumbai squad. As far as Rohit Sharma is concerned, he will play two league matches this time,” The Indian Express quoted a Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) official as saying.
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The report also revealed that all the T20I players who were part of India’s recent T20I series against South Africa have been asked to play at least two matches in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. BCCI has already informed all the contracted players about this.
After the Vijay Hazare Trophy games, the Indian players will get a break of less than a month as they will reconvene in Nagpur on January 21 for the first T20I of the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand. They will also play three ODIs against the Black Caps ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka from February 7.
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Rohit Sharma will join Mumbai team in Jaipur on Monday for Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma is all set to join the Mumbai team for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament in Jaipur on Monday, December 22. The same report states that Rohit, along with Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur, is expected to reach Jaipur on Monday.
He will join the team’s practice session on Tuesday. Rohit, who is currently the world’s top-ranked ODI batsman, was named in Mumbai’s squad on Friday. He is likely to play a few matches for Mumbai in India’s premier 50-over competition before the New Zealand ODIs.
After taking on Sikkim on December 24, Mumbai will take on Uttarakhand in Jaipur on December 26. Later, they will face Chhattisgarh on December 29, Goa on December 31 and Maharashtra on January 3 in their next three matches in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament.
