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Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube amongst retained players for T20 Mumbai League 2026  Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) unveiled a star-studded list of player retentions featuring India captain Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dube on Saturday, ahead of the T20 Mumbai League 2026.Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tushar Deshpande, Ajinkya Rahane, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur joined T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar, Iyer and Dube as the Icon Players.U-19 World Cup-winning skipper Ayush Mhatre has also been retained. Overall, all eight teams have retained three players each for the fourth season of the tournament.READ | Maratha Royals wins T20 Mumbai League 2025 finalMCA President Ajinkya Naik said: “This is a strong statement of intent from all franchises. The retention of some of the biggest names in Indian cricket reflects the strength and credibility the T20 Mumbai League has built over the years. At the same time, the opportunity for young and emerging players to share the dressing room with such established stars is invaluable for their growth and development. With such a high-quality core in place, we are set for a season that will raise the bar in terms of competitiveness and overall standard of cricket.”With the retention phase complete, focus now shifts to the upcoming player auction as franchises look to build on their strong core and assemble squads capable of competing for the title.Last year, Siddhesh Lad’s MSC Maratha Royals became champion after beating Iyer’s SoBo Mumbai Falcons by five wickets in the final.List of Retained Players for T20 Mumbai League 2026Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs: Sarfaraz Khan (Icon Player), Shams Mulani and Jay BistaARCS Andheri: Shivam Dube (Icon Player), Pragnesh Kanpillewar and Deepak ShettyBandra Blasters: Yashasvi Jaiswal (Icon Player), Suved Parkar and Dhrumil MatkarMumbai South Central Maratha Royals: Tushar Deshpande (Icon Player), Siddhesh Lad and Rohan RajeNorth Mumbai Panthers: Ajinkya Rahane (Icon Player), Abhigyan Kundu and Tanush KotianSoBo Mumbai Falcons: Shreyas Iyer (Icon Player), Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Harsh AghavEagle Thane Strikers: Shardul Thakur (Icon Player), Atharva Ankolekar and Sairaj PatilTriumph Knights Mumbai North East: Suryakumar Yadav (Icon Player), Ayush Mhatre and Suryansh ShedgePublished on Apr 25, 2026  #Suryakumar #Yadav #Shreyas #Iyer #Shivam #Dube #retained #players #T20 #Mumbai #League

Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube amongst retained players for T20 Mumbai League 2026

Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) unveiled a star-studded list of player retentions featuring India captain Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dube on Saturday, ahead of the T20 Mumbai League 2026.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tushar Deshpande, Ajinkya Rahane, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur joined T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar, Iyer and Dube as the Icon Players.

U-19 World Cup-winning skipper Ayush Mhatre has also been retained. Overall, all eight teams have retained three players each for the fourth season of the tournament.

READ | Maratha Royals wins T20 Mumbai League 2025 final

MCA President Ajinkya Naik said: “This is a strong statement of intent from all franchises. The retention of some of the biggest names in Indian cricket reflects the strength and credibility the T20 Mumbai League has built over the years. At the same time, the opportunity for young and emerging players to share the dressing room with such established stars is invaluable for their growth and development. With such a high-quality core in place, we are set for a season that will raise the bar in terms of competitiveness and overall standard of cricket.”

With the retention phase complete, focus now shifts to the upcoming player auction as franchises look to build on their strong core and assemble squads capable of competing for the title.

Last year, Siddhesh Lad’s MSC Maratha Royals became champion after beating Iyer’s SoBo Mumbai Falcons by five wickets in the final.

List of Retained Players for T20 Mumbai League 2026

Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs: Sarfaraz Khan (Icon Player), Shams Mulani and Jay Bista

ARCS Andheri: Shivam Dube (Icon Player), Pragnesh Kanpillewar and Deepak Shetty

Bandra Blasters: Yashasvi Jaiswal (Icon Player), Suved Parkar and Dhrumil Matkar

Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals: Tushar Deshpande (Icon Player), Siddhesh Lad and Rohan Raje

North Mumbai Panthers: Ajinkya Rahane (Icon Player), Abhigyan Kundu and Tanush Kotian

SoBo Mumbai Falcons: Shreyas Iyer (Icon Player), Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Harsh Aghav

Eagle Thane Strikers: Shardul Thakur (Icon Player), Atharva Ankolekar and Sairaj Patil

Triumph Knights Mumbai North East: Suryakumar Yadav (Icon Player), Ayush Mhatre and Suryansh Shedge

Published on Apr 25, 2026

#Suryakumar #Yadav #Shreyas #Iyer #Shivam #Dube #retained #players #T20 #Mumbai #League

Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) unveiled a star-studded list of player retentions featuring India captain Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dube on Saturday, ahead of the T20 Mumbai League 2026.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tushar Deshpande, Ajinkya Rahane, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur joined T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar, Iyer and Dube as the Icon Players.

U-19 World Cup-winning skipper Ayush Mhatre has also been retained. Overall, all eight teams have retained three players each for the fourth season of the tournament.

READ | Maratha Royals wins T20 Mumbai League 2025 final

MCA President Ajinkya Naik said: “This is a strong statement of intent from all franchises. The retention of some of the biggest names in Indian cricket reflects the strength and credibility the T20 Mumbai League has built over the years. At the same time, the opportunity for young and emerging players to share the dressing room with such established stars is invaluable for their growth and development. With such a high-quality core in place, we are set for a season that will raise the bar in terms of competitiveness and overall standard of cricket.”

With the retention phase complete, focus now shifts to the upcoming player auction as franchises look to build on their strong core and assemble squads capable of competing for the title.

Last year, Siddhesh Lad’s MSC Maratha Royals became champion after beating Iyer’s SoBo Mumbai Falcons by five wickets in the final.

List of Retained Players for T20 Mumbai League 2026

Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs: Sarfaraz Khan (Icon Player), Shams Mulani and Jay Bista

ARCS Andheri: Shivam Dube (Icon Player), Pragnesh Kanpillewar and Deepak Shetty

Bandra Blasters: Yashasvi Jaiswal (Icon Player), Suved Parkar and Dhrumil Matkar

Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals: Tushar Deshpande (Icon Player), Siddhesh Lad and Rohan Raje

North Mumbai Panthers: Ajinkya Rahane (Icon Player), Abhigyan Kundu and Tanush Kotian

SoBo Mumbai Falcons: Shreyas Iyer (Icon Player), Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Harsh Aghav

Eagle Thane Strikers: Shardul Thakur (Icon Player), Atharva Ankolekar and Sairaj Patil

Triumph Knights Mumbai North East: Suryakumar Yadav (Icon Player), Ayush Mhatre and Suryansh Shedge

Published on Apr 25, 2026

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Abhay Singh loses to former world No 1 Gawad in Zurich thriller

India’s Abhay Singh lost to Egyptian former World No. 1 and world champion Karim Gawad in a thriller in the men’s quarterfinals of the Grasshopper Cup, a PSA Gold-level event, in Zurich.

World No 24 Singh recovered from 6-0 down to force the opening game into tie-break, and went toe-to-toe with world No 4 Gawad in the second, before the Egyptian second seed clinched the contest 12-10, 11-9.

“The pace was really fast, we’ve only played twice but I feel like we’ve played more than that. In Qatar (2025) he (Singh) beat me in four and today I got on court and thought I don’t want to lose again,” Gawad said.

“In best of three with one of the smartest and talented players on Tour, you can never see what he’s thinking with the next shot or the next rally. He can come back with crazy points as you saw in the first game when I was 7-0 up and he came back out of nowhere (and) in less than three minutes we were tied,” the Egyptian added.

– Team Sportstar

Published on Apr 25, 2026

#Indian #sports #wrap #April #Abhay #Singh #loses #world #Gawad #Zurich #thriller">Indian sports wrap, April 25: Abhay Singh loses to former world No 1 Gawad in Zurich thriller  SQUASHAbhay Singh loses to former world No 1 Gawad in Zurich thrillerIndia’s Abhay Singh lost to Egyptian former World No. 1 and world champion Karim Gawad in a thriller in the men’s quarterfinals of the Grasshopper Cup, a PSA Gold-level event, in Zurich.World No 24 Singh recovered from 6-0 down to force the opening game into tie-break, and went toe-to-toe with world No 4 Gawad in the second, before the Egyptian second seed clinched the contest 12-10, 11-9.“The pace was really fast, we’ve only played twice but I feel like we’ve played more than that. In Qatar (2025) he (Singh) beat me in four and today I got on court and thought I don’t want to lose again,” Gawad said.“In best of three with one of the smartest and talented players on Tour, you can never see what he’s thinking with the next shot or the next rally. He can come back with crazy points as you saw in the first game when I was 7-0 up and he came back out of nowhere (and) in less than three minutes we were tied,” the Egyptian added.– Team SportstarPublished on Apr 25, 2026  #Indian #sports #wrap #April #Abhay #Singh #loses #world #Gawad #Zurich #thriller

Deadspin | Three teams post Round 1 sweeps at CDL Stage 3 Minor  A custom gaming keyboard backlit with red LED lights waits for tactile input before Manual took on Boone County in a Rocket League match, which was streamed on YouTube on Thursday, March 5, 2020.   The Miami Heretics, G2 Minnesota and Toronto KOI opened with sweeps while the Riyadh Falcons also prevailed in Round 1 of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Minor on Friday to reach the quarterfinals.  All 12 CDL teams are competing in the tournament, which will reward ,000 and 30 CDL points to the champion. The single-elimination bracket is seeded based on teams’ standing following Major 2. All matches are best-of-five.  Taking on the Boston Breach, the Heretics rolled to victory with wins on Colossus Hardpoint (250-199), Raid Search and Destroy (6-0) and Exposure Overload (4-3).  Minnesota made quick work of Cloud9 New York, posting consecutive victories on Scar Hardpoint (250-93), Scar Search and Destroy (6-1) and Exposure Overload (6-5).  Facing the Carolina Royal Ravens, Toronto opened with a 250-249 win on Scar Hardpoint, then followed up with a 6-4 victory on Raid Search and Destroy before closing out the sweep 4-1 on Scar Overload.  The Vancouver Surge posted a match-opening 250-246 win over Riyadh on Den Hardpoint, but the Falcons bounced back with three straight wins — 6-2 on Plaza Search and Destroy, 4-3 on Scar Overload and 250-174 on Sake Hardpoint.  The Saturday schedule (quarterfinals):  –OpTic Texas vs. Toronto KOI  –Los Angeles Thieves vs. G2 Minnesota   –FaZe Vegas vs. Riyadh Falcons  –Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics  Call of Duty League’s Stage 3 Minor prize pool  1. ,000, 30 CDL points  2. no money, 20 CDL points  3-4. no money, 10 CDL points  5-8. no money, no CDL points  9-12. no money, no CDL points — Carolina Royal Ravens, Cloud9 New York, Vancouver Surge, Boston Breach  –Field Level Media    #Deadspin #teams #post #sweeps #CDL #Stage #MinorA custom gaming keyboard backlit with red LED lights waits for tactile input before Manual took on Boone County in a Rocket League match, which was streamed on YouTube on Thursday, March 5, 2020.

The Miami Heretics, G2 Minnesota and Toronto KOI opened with sweeps while the Riyadh Falcons also prevailed in Round 1 of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Minor on Friday to reach the quarterfinals.

All 12 CDL teams are competing in the tournament, which will reward $20,000 and 30 CDL points to the champion. The single-elimination bracket is seeded based on teams’ standing following Major 2. All matches are best-of-five.

Taking on the Boston Breach, the Heretics rolled to victory with wins on Colossus Hardpoint (250-199), Raid Search and Destroy (6-0) and Exposure Overload (4-3).

Minnesota made quick work of Cloud9 New York, posting consecutive victories on Scar Hardpoint (250-93), Scar Search and Destroy (6-1) and Exposure Overload (6-5).

Facing the Carolina Royal Ravens, Toronto opened with a 250-249 win on Scar Hardpoint, then followed up with a 6-4 victory on Raid Search and Destroy before closing out the sweep 4-1 on Scar Overload.

The Vancouver Surge posted a match-opening 250-246 win over Riyadh on Den Hardpoint, but the Falcons bounced back with three straight wins — 6-2 on Plaza Search and Destroy, 4-3 on Scar Overload and 250-174 on Sake Hardpoint.

The Saturday schedule (quarterfinals):

–OpTic Texas vs. Toronto KOI


–Los Angeles Thieves vs. G2 Minnesota

–FaZe Vegas vs. Riyadh Falcons

–Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics

Call of Duty League’s Stage 3 Minor prize pool

1. $20,000, 30 CDL points

2. no money, 20 CDL points

3-4. no money, 10 CDL points

5-8. no money, no CDL points

9-12. no money, no CDL points — Carolina Royal Ravens, Cloud9 New York, Vancouver Surge, Boston Breach


–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #teams #post #sweeps #CDL #Stage #Minor">Deadspin | Three teams post Round 1 sweeps at CDL Stage 3 Minor  A custom gaming keyboard backlit with red LED lights waits for tactile input before Manual took on Boone County in a Rocket League match, which was streamed on YouTube on Thursday, March 5, 2020.   The Miami Heretics, G2 Minnesota and Toronto KOI opened with sweeps while the Riyadh Falcons also prevailed in Round 1 of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Minor on Friday to reach the quarterfinals.  All 12 CDL teams are competing in the tournament, which will reward ,000 and 30 CDL points to the champion. The single-elimination bracket is seeded based on teams’ standing following Major 2. All matches are best-of-five.  Taking on the Boston Breach, the Heretics rolled to victory with wins on Colossus Hardpoint (250-199), Raid Search and Destroy (6-0) and Exposure Overload (4-3).  Minnesota made quick work of Cloud9 New York, posting consecutive victories on Scar Hardpoint (250-93), Scar Search and Destroy (6-1) and Exposure Overload (6-5).  Facing the Carolina Royal Ravens, Toronto opened with a 250-249 win on Scar Hardpoint, then followed up with a 6-4 victory on Raid Search and Destroy before closing out the sweep 4-1 on Scar Overload.  The Vancouver Surge posted a match-opening 250-246 win over Riyadh on Den Hardpoint, but the Falcons bounced back with three straight wins — 6-2 on Plaza Search and Destroy, 4-3 on Scar Overload and 250-174 on Sake Hardpoint.  The Saturday schedule (quarterfinals):  –OpTic Texas vs. Toronto KOI  –Los Angeles Thieves vs. G2 Minnesota   –FaZe Vegas vs. Riyadh Falcons  –Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics  Call of Duty League’s Stage 3 Minor prize pool  1. ,000, 30 CDL points  2. no money, 20 CDL points  3-4. no money, 10 CDL points  5-8. no money, no CDL points  9-12. no money, no CDL points — Carolina Royal Ravens, Cloud9 New York, Vancouver Surge, Boston Breach  –Field Level Media    #Deadspin #teams #post #sweeps #CDL #Stage #Minor

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