Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Why Mumbai Selectors Left Out Suryakumar Yadav
A report says Mumbai selectors did not pick Suryakumar Yadav for red-ball cricket.
It says he missed the team's pre-season training camp.
Other Mumbai red-ball players had been training for about a month.
The report also says he did not play in the 2025-26 season.
His last first-class match was in February 2025.
These are the reasons given in the report for his absence from the selection.
A Press Trust of India report said Suryakumar Yadav was left out of Mumbai's red-ball selection.
The report said he did not attend Mumbai's pre-season camp.
Mumbai's red-ball players had reportedly been training for the previous month.
Suryakumar reportedly did not play during the 2025-26 season.
His last first-class match was in February 2025, according to the report.
- Who
- Suryakumar Yadav and Mumbai selectors.
- What
- Suryakumar was reportedly left out of Mumbai's red-ball selection.
- When
- The report refers to the 2025-26 season; his last first-class match was in February 2025.
- Where
- Mumbai.
- Why
- The report said he missed the pre-season camp and had not played red-ball cricket for a long time.
Selection rationale
Player availability
Reason for omission
Selection rationale
The PTI report said Suryakumar was left out because he missed Mumbai's pre-season camp and had not played red-ball cricket for a long time.
Player availability
The headline says he had made himself available, but the article provides no further detail about his availability or his response to the reported reasons.
- Source
- Press Trust of India (PTI) report
- Selection
- Suryakumar Yadav was reportedly omitted by Mumbai selectors
- Pre-season camp
- The report said he did not attend
- Team training
- Mumbai's red-ball players had reportedly trained for the previous month
- 2025-26 season
- The report said Suryakumar skipped the entire season
- Last first-class match
- February 2025