Team India star poses with Mumbai teammates ahead of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 quarterfinals

Mumbai cricketer Atharva Ankolekar took to social media on Wednesday, February 5, to share a post featuring India's T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav. This comes ahead of their 2024-25 Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match against Haryana, which is scheduled to begin on Saturday, February 8.

Defending champions Mumbai secured second place in Group A behind Jammu & Kashmir with 29 points from seven matches. Meanwhile, Haryana topped Group C with 29 points from their seven games.

The match, initially set to be held at Lahli, Haryana's home venue, has now been relocated to a neutral venue at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, according to recent ESPNcricinfo reports.

MCA President Ajinkya Naik commented on the change, as quoted by PTI:

"Yes, we have received a communication from BCCI that our quarter-final against Haryana will be played at the Eden Gardens.”

Amid all this, Atharva took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a post from the airport featuring teammates Suryakumar Yadav, Shams Mulani, Hardik Tamore, and Suryansh Hegde. He captioned the post:

“Airport pe photo toh banta haina.”

Meanwhile, along with Suryakumar Yadav, the Mumbai squad will also be strengthened by the return of Shivam Dube. Suryakumar has played 84 first-class matches for Mumbai, scoring 5,656 runs at an average of 42.84, with 29 half-centuries and 14 centuries to his name.

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Suryakumar Yadav struggled with the bat in the T20I series against England

Under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team delivered an outstanding performance in the five-match T20I series against England, winning 4-1.

However, Suryakumar had a tough time with the bat, scoring only 28 runs in five innings at a low average of 5.60, with his highest score being just 14.

Before that, in the four-match T20I series against South Africa, the 34-year-old had a disappointing outing, accumulating only 26 runs in three innings. However, the Men in Blue won the series 3-1.

Even with back-to-back failures in two series, Suryakumar Yadav remains fifth in the ICC Men's T20I batter rankings, released earlier today (February 5).