Snubbed by Team India, This Indian Star to Captain His Domestic Side

Former Indian cricket team captain Suryakumar Yadav is all set to take the leadership role again. This development comes after he was dropped from Team India after poor returns with the bat.

However, the 36-year-old is set to return to domestic cricket for Mumbai. The decision to make Suryakumar Yadav as Mumbai captain could be based on his previous leadership experience. This could be a great opportunity for the star batter to push his case forward for Team India once again.

Suryakumar Yadav To Captain Mumbai in Domestic Cricket

As per Gaurav Gupta of TOI, Suryakumar Yadav is all set to lead Mumbai in domestic white-ball tournaments. Suryakumar will be leading his side in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy 2026-27.

The right-hander has a good amount of leadership experience and has also won a T20 World Cup for India. He is arguably one of the best T20 batsmen of all time and the upcoming domestic season will be crucial for him.

The announcement of Suryakumar Yadav captain of Mumbai comes after Ajinkya Rahane retired from all forms of cricket last season. With Suryakumar not playing international cricket right now, he is expected to be available for the entire domestic season.

The performance of Suryakumar Yadav in domestic cricket would be key as he aims to push his case forward for the India comeback again. Despite winning T20 World Cup 2026 as a captain, he was dropped from the team just before India's next T20I assignement.

Suryakumar was replaced by Shreyas Iyer both as a batter as well as the captain in Indian T20I team. The premier batter was dropped from the side based on his form as he had been failing constantly for two years.

Suryakumar Yadav Likely To Keep Playing For Mumbai Indians

There have been several reports which claimed that Suryakumar Yadav won’t be featuring for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2027. There were rumors that he is all set to get traded to Lucknow Super Giants. However, recent development in Cricbuzz suggested that he is not going anywhere and will be playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2027.

Suryakumar also posted a story related to one of the best teams in IPL, Mumbai Indians on his Instagram. That cleared all the speculations about his team for IPL 2027. The upcoming two-three months would be crucial for Suryakumar Yadav if he is to make his India comeback. He has cleared his intentions of playing for the national side again, and it remains to be seen how he performs in the domestic tournaments and IPL.