Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube take a call on their Ranji Trophy future for Mumbai

Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube, fresh from India’s T20I series win over England, have given a massive boost to the Mumbai team, as they confirmed their availability for their quarter-final clash of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25 against Haryana at the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Lahli.

Suryakumar Yadav will return to domestic cricket after India's T20I duties concluded with a 4-1 series win over England at home since he was not selected for India's upcoming ODI series or the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 alongside Shivam Dube.

Suryakumar Yadav played only one Ranji game this season because of national team commitments. However, the flamboyant batter represented Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy before returning to the Indian cricket team for the England series.

MCA approves Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube's accessibility for Haryana clash

Shivam Dube and Suryakumar Yadav, who are not part of India's ODI plans, agreed to play for Mumbai in the present Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Their comeback is a significant boost for the Mumbai team, but Suryakumar had an extremely terrible T20I series against England.

His scores in the recent T20I series against England were 0, 14, 12, 0, and 2. Shivam Dube, on the other side, was impressive with the bat, scoring fifty in the Pune T20I and adding 30 runs in the fifth and final T20I, which the hosts won by 150 runs at the Wankhede Stadium.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai cricket team is presently second in the Group A points table with 29 points, trailing only Jammu and Kashmir, which leads the standings with 35 points after defeating Baroda in the last group match last week.

Ranji Trophy 2024-25 quarter-final schedule

The first quarterfinal of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 will be played at Pune between Kerala and Jammu & Kashmir, with Vidarbha and Tamil Nadu facing off in Nagpur.

The third quarterfinal between Mumbai and Haryana will be contested in Lahli, while the fourth quarterfinal between Saurashtra and Gujarat will take place in Rajkot, with the matches beginning on February 8.

India’s Champions Trophy 2025 schedule

On February 20, the Men in Blue will face Bangladesh in Dubai to begin their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. Then, on February 23, they will play Pakistan, followed by their last group game against New Zealand on March 2 in the eight-nation event.

Before the Champions Trophy 2025, the Indian cricket team will play a three-match ODI series against England, beginning on February 6 in Nagpur. The second and third ODIs are set for February 9 and 12 in Cuttack and Ahmedabad, respectively.

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