T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav is going through a difficult phase of his career these days. Even though India won the title in the Asia Cup 2025 under his captaincy, Surya’s bat remained silent in the entire tournament. Now the effect of his poor form has been seen in domestic cricket also. Suryakumar Yadav has not been included in the squad released by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) for the upcoming Ranji Trophy season.

Surya out of the team

Ranji Trophy 2025-26 is going to start from 15th October. This time 42-time champion Mumbai will face Jammu and Kashmir for the first time. On Friday, October 10, MCA announced the 16-member squad, but the most surprising thing was that Suryakumar Yadav’s name was not included in this team.

According to sources, the main reason behind Suryakumar’s ouster could be his recent weak form. Apart from this, it is also believed that he has been given rest because after October 20, he will leave for Australia tour. However, many experts believe that Surya should have played this match so that he could have got some game time before the series.

Captaincy handed over to Shardul Thakur

This time there has been a big change in the captaincy of the Mumbai team. Ajinkya Rahane, who was leading the team last season, has stepped down from the captaincy this time. MCA has appointed Shardul Thakur as the new captain in his place. However, Rahane will remain a part of the team and will bat in the middle order.

Another big name in the team is Shivam Dubey, who has been in great form recently and has also been selected in the T20 series against Australia.

Mumbai squad (first match)

Shardul Thakur (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Akash Anand (wicketkeeper), Ajinkya Rahane, Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Sylvester D’Souza, Hardik Tomore (wicketkeeper), Irfan Umair, Musheer Khan, Akhil Herwadkar and Royston Dr.

Prithvi shaw noc team change mca: Prithvi Shaw recently demanded NOC from Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) that he should be allowed to play with another team. Now a media report has revealed that the demand to play for any other team has been approved. However, it is not yet clear for which team Shaw will play in the future.

According to the Indian Express, the Mumbai Cricket Association has issued a statement stating that, “MCA wants to give information that Prithvi Shaw demanded no-objection certificate to represent another team in the next domestic season. After much consideration MCA is approved by his NOC demand.”

At the same time, Mumbai Cricket Association Secretary Abhay Hadp said, “Prithvi Shaw has been a great cricketer and his contribution to Mumbai cricket has been incomparable. We respect his decision and wish him well for the future.”

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Yashasvi jaiswal: Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is playing for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025, has taken a big decision among the tournament. He does not want to play with the Mumbai team in the domestic tournament, he has sought a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Mumbai Cricket Association in this regard.

According to the report of the Indian Express, Jaiswal wrote an email to MCA on Tuesday and sought NOC to convert his cricket state team from Mumbai to Goa from next session.

In the report, a source of MCA said, “He (Yashasvi Jaiswal) has sought NOC from us and has said to be private to go to Goa.”

It has also been told in this report that when people close to Jaiswal were asked about this, he also confirmed his going to the Goa team and told that he wants to go there.

The news is being updated.