{
  "id": 18272845,
  "title": "Ranji snub to white-ball leader: Suryakumar Yadav set to lead Mumbai in Vijay Hazare & SMAT after shock red-ball omission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/ranji-snub-to-white-ball-leader-suryakumar-yadav-set-to-lead-mumbai",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T07:50:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ranji-snub-white-ball-leader-075025785.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Suryakumar Yadav will captain Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for the upcoming domestic season, despite being left out of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy squad. The decision to appoint the 36-year-old, who led India to the 2026 T20 World Cup title, has been taken by Mumbai’s senior selection committee, headed by Rajesh Pawar. This comes a month after selectors overlooked him for the Ranji Trophy, citing his lack of recent red-ball cricket. Suryakumar's inclusion in the white-ball teams is seen as a confidence booster for him after a dip in his batting numbers. The captaincy move is expected to help him rediscover his form and provide Mumbai with a strong leader in a crucial period.",
  "summary": "Suryakumar Yadav is set to lead Mumbai in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophies. Get the details.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}