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Shardul Thakur to lead Mumbai in Ranji Trophy 2025-26
Suryakumar Yadav is not part of the 16-member squad, which includes Shivam Dube
ESPNcricinfo staff
10-Oct-2025
Shardul Thakur will lead Mumbai in Ranji Trophy 2025-26, which begins on October 15. The 16-member squad for the opening match against Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar includes Shivam Dube and Sarfaraz Khan. Ajinkya Rahane, who was leading Mumbai till last season, is also in the side, but Suryakumar Yadav is not part of it.
Thakur was part of India's Test squad for the England tour and played two of the five Tests but he was not picked for the ongoing West Indies. His last outing was the Duleep Trophy match against Central Zone in Bengaluru.
Sarfaraz had missed the Duleep Trophy due to a quadriceps injury he suffered at the Buchi Babu tournament just before that. Dube, who has been selected for India's five-match T20I series down under, starting October 29, will play the first round of the Ranji Trophy before leaving for Australia.
Full postPriyansh Arya gets first Ranji call-up with Delhi
Rishabh Pant will join Delhi pending a fitness assessment and, if he clears that, may even captain the side
ESPNcricinfo staff
10-Oct-2025
Delhi have named a 24-member Ranji Trophy squad with a first-time call-up for 24-year-old opener Priyansh Arya. Arya had an impressive IPL this year with Punjab Kings, where he claimed the record for most runs (475) by an uncapped Indian player in his debut season. He was part of the India A team that faced Australia A in a series of one-day matches last month and made a century in his first match.
The Delhi Ranji squad was expected to include Rishabh Pant, but his name is currently missing. According to DDCA, the state cricket association, the wicketkeeper batter's selection will depend on the BCCI Centre of Excellence clearing him for duty after he suffered a fractured foot on the tour of England in July. If fit, Pant could even take over the captaincy. However, his chances of playing in Delhi's first Ranji match, starting October 15 against Hyderabad, appear slim.
Veteran Ishant Sharma was not part of the squad, as he has been focusing only on limited-overs cricket since last season.
Full postTilak Varma to lead South Zone in Duleep Trophy
The 15-member squad also comprises four members from the Kerala squad that finished runners-up in the last Ranji season
Shashank Kishore
27-Jul-2025
India batter Tilak Varma will lead South Zone in the 2025-26 domestic season-opening Duleep Trophy starting August 28 in Bengaluru.
The 15-member squad comprises four members from the Kerala squad that finished runners-up in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy: wicketkeeper Mohammed Azharuddeen, who is also vice-captain, batter Salman Nizar, and fast bowlers MD Nidheesh and Nedumankuzhy Basil.
Devdutt Padikkal, who missed the last stage of IPL 2025 owing to a hamstring injury, has returned to full fitness and is one of two Karnataka players in the squad, alongside seamer Vijaykumar Vyshak.
Full postMumbai pick Suryakumar and Dube for Ranji quarter-final against Haryana
Neither has been a regular in the first-class circuit but have been included by the defending champions for the knockout contest
ESPNcricinfo staff
04-Feb-2025
Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube have returned to Mumbai's 18-man Ranji Trophy squad after long gaps for their quarter-final fixture against Haryana, to be played from February 8 to 12 in Lahli.
Suryakumar, India's T20I captain who led the team to a 4-1 series win over England recently, played against Maharashtra earlier in the season, one of only two first-class games he has played since the final of the 2023 Duleep Trophy in July 2023. Dube has also stayed away from the format in recent times. He played the game against Jammu & Kashmir in late January - the same one that featured Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the order - but that was his only Ranji game of the season.
Both Suryakumar and Dube were in action against England in the five-match T20I series, but while Dube had a good time of it in the two matches he played - 53 in 34 balls in the fourth T20I and 30 in 13 to go with 2 for 11 with the ball in the fifth - Suryakumar was off the boil, totalling 28 runs in five innings with two ducks.
Full postShami to be rested for Bengal's opening Vijay Hazare Trophy game
He will sit out of the match against Delhi on December 21 in Hyderabad
ESPNcricinfo staff
19-Dec-2024
India pacer Mohammed Shami will be rested for Bengal's opening Vijay Hazare Trophy fixture against Delhi.
Shami, looking to showcase full fitness with one eye on a potential return to the India Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, was originally named in Bengal's 20-member squad for the List-A tournament. But now he will sit out of the match in Hyderabad on December 21.
On Wednesday, though, India Test captain Rohit Sharma had said in Brisbane that Shami was being troubled by swelling in his knee. He had also said that Shami would not be considered unless he is "200% fit" and that updates on his fitness should ideally come from the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
Full postShami named in Bengal's Vijay Hazare Trophy squad
The seamer has been trying to regain fitness for the ongoing Test series in Australia
ESPNcricinfo staff
14-Dec-2024
Mohammed Shami has been named in Bengal's 20-member squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy as he looks to prove his fitness for the ongoing Test series in Australia.
After the second Test in Adelaide, Rohit Sharma had said the "door is very much open" for Shami to join the squad in Australia, but he reiterated caution over his fitness. India are currently playing the third Test in Brisbane; the fourth one starts on December 26 in Melbourne.
Shami, who last played for India at the 2023 ODI World Cup, had an ankle surgery this February. He returned to action with the Ranji Trophy in November and took seven wickets in the match against Madhya Pradesh.
Full postHardik Pandya to play Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
His brother Krunal will lead the Baroda side who open their campaign against Gujarat on November 23
ESPNcricinfo staff
19-Nov-2024
Hardik Pandya will feature in the Krunal Pandya-led Baroda squad for the 20-over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which begins on November 23. Both the Pandya brothers will be in action, a day before the IPL mega auction kicks off in Jeddah.
Under Krunal, Baroda had made the 2023-24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final, where they lost to Punjab in Mohali. Hardik's return to domestic cricket is a significant boost for the side. Hardik had last played for Baroda in 2018-19, in a Ranji Trophy game. His last appearance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was way back in January 2016, when he was uncapped in international cricket.
Last month, Hardik was retained by Mumbai Indians and will remain their captain. Meanwhile, Krunal was released by Lucknow Super Giants and will be part of the auction.
Full postMohammed Shami in Bengal squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The squad also includes Abhishek Porel and Shahbaz Ahmed
ESPNcricinfo staff
18-Nov-2024
After having marked his return to competitive cricket with a match haul of seven wickets in the Ranji Trophy, fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been named in Bengal's squad for the 20-over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which will begin on November 23.
Shami's strikes in his first competitive game since the 2023 ODI World Cup final in November last year, helped Bengal earn six points against Madhya Pradesh in Indore.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament is another chance for Shami to prove his form and fitness. The 34-year-old will be in action for Bengal against defending champions Punjab in Rajkot on November 23, a day before the IPL 2025 mega auction kicks off in Jeddah. This will be Shami's first T20 game since the IPL 2023 final.
Full postShreyas Iyer to captain Mumbai in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane have also been included in the 17-member squad
PTI
17-Nov-2024
Shreyas Iyer has been named captain of the 17-member Mumbai squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, to be played from November 23 to December 15.
The squad also features Ajinkya Rahane who has been captaining Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy with the first half of the competition ending recently, Prithvi Shaw, and Siddhesh Lad, who has also been among runs.
Iyer has been in red-hot form this Ranji Trophy season as he looks to make his way back into the Indian side, scoring 452 runs at 90.40 with two centuries.
Full postWait for Shami's comeback continues
Shami has been recovering from an ankle injury
ESPNcricinfo staff
04-Nov-2024
Mohammed Shami remains out of action even as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury that has sidelined him since November last year.
Speaking at an event last month, Shami had said that he had started bowling at his "100%" and that the "results are good". He didn't find a place in Bengal's squad for the next two rounds of the Ranji Trophy, where they take on Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
Anustup Majumdar, the veteran batter, will continue to lead the side with Abhimanyu Easwaran away in Australia turning out for India A against Australia A. Abhimanyu's state mates Abishek Porel and Mukesh Kumar are also part of that tour, while Akash Deep, who hasn't been part of the Ranji Trophy yet as he has been a part of the India Test side, isn't included either.
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