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Suryakumar Yadav targets India comeback after explosive Mumbai knock
Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten 60 off 21 balls for Mumbai against Hyderabad in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a domestic T20 tournament.
His innings helped Mumbai chase 173 and win by seven wickets, with 41 balls to spare.
The knock marked his return to domestic cricket after he was left out of India’s T20 plans.
Yadav said he was hurt by the decision after captaining India to a T20 World Cup triumph, but that the disappointment had renewed his drive.
He plans to use domestic cricket to earn another India chance, saying he will have to “break the door down.”
He was also named Mumbai captain, a role he said he appreciated during a difficult period.
Consistent runs are his route back, though the sources do not say whether or when selectors will reconsider him.
Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten 60 off 21 balls for Mumbai against Hyderabad in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
His innings helped Mumbai chase a target of 173 in 13.1 overs and win by seven wickets.
The Mumbai captain said his disappointment at being left out of India’s T20I plans had renewed his determination to return to the national team.
He said he would pursue a comeback by scoring consistently in domestic cricket.
National selector Shiv Sunder Das watched the match at Jadavpur University Campus in Kolkata.
- Who
- Suryakumar Yadav, captain of Mumbai and a former India captain.
- What
- He scored an unbeaten 60 off 21 balls against Hyderabad and said he was aiming to return to the Indian team.
- When
- November 14, 2026.
- Where
- Jadavpur University Campus in Kolkata.
- Why
- He said being left out of India’s plans had hurt him and renewed his hunger to play for the country.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Suryakumar was left out of India’s plans and Shreyas Iyer replaced him as captain, according to the articles.
Wisden said Suryakumar’s previous T20 game had been an IPL match against Rajasthan Royals.
Suryakumar scored an unbeaten 60 off 21 balls as Mumbai chased down Hyderabad’s target of 173.
Suryakumar said he wanted to make a comeback to the Indian team by scoring runs consistently in domestic cricket.
- Suryakumar’s score
- Unbeaten 60 off 21 balls
- Mumbai’s target
- 173 runs
- Mumbai’s chase
- 13.1 overs
- Suryakumar’s boundaries
- Six fours and five sixes
- Selector at the match
- Shiv Sunder Das
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What people are saying
My aim is to score runs consistently and help the team win.
If I want to play for India again, I will have to break the door down once more. All right, let's do it.
But yes, I was hurt. If you don't feel sad or hurt, how will you turn that into passion, and how will you play with that passion? That is what I am trying to do now.
The same hunger that I had to play for India is back now.