MUMBAI: India's T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav will not be available for Mumbai's first few matches of the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy due to a personal issue, TOI has learnt.
"Yes, SKY will not be available for the first few games of SMAT. He will return to action for the last few league games (in early December), and the knockouts," a source in the Mumbai Cricket Association told this paper. SMAT will begin from November 23.
Surya had led India in the T20I series in South Africa, which concluded on Friday night, with India wining the series 2-1.
The Mumbaikar was slightly off-colour as he was out for scores of 21, 4 & 1 in the series, but his captaincy was highly appreciated, especially for the way he relinquished the No 3 spot for Tilak Varma, who cracked back-to-back centuries against the Proteas, and encouraged Sanju Samson, who too hit two hundreds in the series.
Thakur thanks BCCI, MCA
Meanwhile, just after he finished with a match haul of seven for 85 to star in his team's nine-wicket win in the Ranji Trophy over Services, Mumbai and India pacer Shardul Thakur thanked the BCCI and the Mumbai Cricket Association for having supported him since his return from an ankle injury which required a surgery.
"First leg of the Ranji trophy has concluded. Feeling great to have played 5 back to back games post surgery and also an Irani cup game. Thanks to @BCCI and @MumbaiCricAssoc for always looking out for me," Thakur posted on 'X.'
