An Indian and Indian Premier League (IPL) star has made himself available to Mumbai in the upcoming Ranji Trophy season. While the player is currently part of India’s T20I series against Bangladesh, he will play for his national team in the second match.

Suryakumar Yadav, the captain of India’s T20I team, has informed the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) that he will be available for his team from Mumbai’s second round match against Maharashtra at the Sharad Pawar BKC Cricket Academy in Mumbai. “He has informed the MCA that he will be part of the Ranji Trophy team that will play against Maharashtra,” an MCA source confirmed to The Indian Express.

Currently, he is leading the Indian team in the ongoing Bangladesh series where India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series. Therefore, he will not play in Mumbai’s first match against Baroda in Vadodara, starting October 11.

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However, Mumbai will play their second match on October 18 against Maharashtra, and Suryakumar is expected to be a part of that series. The final match of the Bangladesh series will take place on Wednesday (October 12) in Hyderabad.

Suryakumar Yadav currently out of the Test side

Suryakumar Yadav is currently not preferred for the longer format and has been out of the Test side since 2023. He has only played one Test game in his career during the Border Gavaskar Trophy last year in Nagpur.

However, he could only score 8 runs in his only innings and was dropped from the team. He also played in the Duleep Trophy match but did not impress much as he was eliminated with a low score.

He has decided to play in the Ranji Trophy to regain his place in the Test team after being out of the team for over a year. Suryakumar has often attempted to play as much red-ball cricket as possible in a bid to earn his place in the Test team.

Mumbai will begin their campaign against Baroda tomorrow in Vadodara. Ajinkya Rahane will lead a star-studded Mumbai team into the tournament as they look to defend their title.

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