{"id":172867,"date":"2026-05-26T19:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=172867"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:33:52","slug":"suryakumar-yadav-likely-to-face-uganda-ahead-of-t20-mumbai-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=172867","title":{"rendered":"Suryakumar Yadav likely to face Uganda ahead of T20 Mumbai League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71025042\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav is likely to take the field for Triumph Knights Mumbai North East against the Uganda cricket team on May 30 for a T20 match.<\/p>\n<p>The Uganda team is currently on a tour of Mumbai for four one-dayers and as many T20 games. The matches in the T20 format are being played against four separate opponents from the T20 Mumbai League, which begins here on June 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a part of the team so he is likely to play,\u201d MCA secretary Unmesh Khanvilkar told reporters here on Tuesday during the announcement of the signing of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with Cricket Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is the Indian captain and whenever he plays against any team, it is a morale-booster for any team and it is going to be a good cricket experience,\u201d Khanvilkar added.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/prasanth-parameswaran-story-37-runs-over-chris-gayle-ipl-2011\/article71023973.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Story of Prasanth Parameswaran: The man history chose to remember<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The contest on May 30 between TKMNE and Uganda is expected to be held at the MCA Ground in Bandra Kurla Complex here.<\/p>\n<p>Suryakumar was retained as an icon player for the Triumph Knights ahead of the auction for the fourth edition of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>MCA president Ajinkya Naik said the ICC chairman Jay Shah has had a role to play in the agreement with Cricket Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the leadership of Mr Jay Shah, he had requested us to host the Uganda cricket team and we thought it is a great privilege to host a national team here in Mumbai and for our Mumbai players to get an exposure against a national team,\u201d Naik said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Uganda team can come and play matches here, and whenever MCA needs to go and play in that country during our season or even when we have our off season.\u201d Naik continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe players who are playing for the senior team or even the Indian team, they have the exposure. But those who are in the second or third line \u2014 the bench strength of MCA \u2014 they need exposure. That\u2019s the reason why we are (also) travelling to the UK this year, both men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams, and this is an additional opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 26, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/domestic\/suryakumar-yadav-to-play-uganda-t20-mumbai-league-triumph-knights-india-mou-latest-news\/article71025042.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav is likely to take the field for Triumph Knights Mumbai North East against the Uganda cricket team on May 30 for a T20 match. The Uganda team is currently on a tour of Mumbai for four one-dayers and as many T20 games. The matches in the T20 format are being &#8230; <a title=\"Suryakumar Yadav likely to face Uganda ahead of T20 Mumbai League\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=172867\" aria-label=\"Read more about Suryakumar Yadav likely to face Uganda ahead of T20 Mumbai League\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":172868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PTI05_24_2026_000510B.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":172667,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=172667","url_meta":{"origin":172867,"position":0},"title":"T20 cricket is a boon for Associate nations, says Kenya legend Steve Tikolo","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Steve Tikolo, batting mainstay of Kenya national cricket team at its peak, believes the rise of T20 cricket has been a \u201cboon\u201d for Associate nations, but insists 50-over cricket remains crucial for the long-term development of players from emerging cricket countries. \u201cT20 cricket has been a boon for Associate cricket,\u201d\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_UGANDA_1_2_1_GLCU5N4H.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_UGANDA_1_2_1_GLCU5N4H.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_UGANDA_1_2_1_GLCU5N4H.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_UGANDA_1_2_1_GLCU5N4H.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_UGANDA_1_2_1_GLCU5N4H.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":177595,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177595","url_meta":{"origin":172867,"position":1},"title":"Rohit, Suryakumar back Shreyas to succeed as India T20I captain","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"India\u2019s two most recent T20 World Cup-winning captains \u2014 Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav \u2014 on Saturday backed Shreyas Iyer to succeed as India\u2019s next T20I captain, insisting that Mumbai cricket prepares players uniquely for leadership responsibilities. 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