Mumbai: India’s T20 captain Surya Kumar Yadav And his wife Devisha Shetty gave birth to a baby girl on Thursday. It has not been confirmed when SKY, who is currently enjoying a personal moment, will join. Mumbai Indians (MI) team in Raipur for their game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Sunday. Sitting ninth in the table with just six points after 10 matches, Mumbai Indians have only an outside chance of making it to the playoffs.
Although his personal form has not been satisfactory, 2026 has been a lucky one for the 35-year-old Mumbaikar as he captained India to the 2026 T20 World Cup title, when the men in blue beat New Zealand by 96 runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 8. SKY will be hoping that he returns to form in IPL 2026, where he has so far managed to score just 195 runs at 19.50 in 10 matches, with a strike rate of 145.52. With seven defeats and three wins, Mumbai Indians are ninth in the points table and need to win each of their remaining matches to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.It also remains to be seen how Pandya, who has missed two games in this edition of the IPL due to health issues, goes for a must win against defending champions RCB at the Shaheed Vir Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur.While Suryakumar Yadav stepped in to lead in Pandya’s absence, opener Ryan Rickelton said after the game against LSG that he did not know much about the matter.“I don’t know when he’s expected to be back. I just found out this afternoon that he has back pain. I don’t know the extent of it or how bad it is or what he’s feeling. But I’m sure he’ll be back with the group when we go to Raipur this week,” Rickelton said.
