Madhya Pradesh Cricket Affiliation has named Rajat Patidar as its captain for the upcoming 2026-27 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). It will be a T20 format match, where the batters are expected to take key roles all through the competitors. The state cricket governing body has named a number of well-known batters in their squad.
Naming Rajat Patidar as the leader of the workforce came as a predicted move in spite of everything he had achieved within the final couple of years as a skipper and a batter. After main the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to their titles in 2025 and 2026, he must lead his state workforce deep into the 2026-27 SMAT T20 match.
Rajat Patidar is set to captain Madhya Pradesh within the 2026-27 SMAT
Rajat Patidar has been named as Madhya Pradesh captain, but he is prone to miss a number of matches as he must link up with the India A cricket workforce for the Males’s Rising Stars Asia Cup in Doha. The match can be from November 19 to 29, while the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy starts on November 14.
Alongside getting the captaincy function within the Madhya Pradesh state cricket workforce, he additionally bought a leadership function within the India A workforce. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named Rajat Patidar as the deputy to India A captain Tilak Varma.
Gamers who must take responsibility for Madhya Pradesh
Speaking in regards to the Madhya Pradesh squad, within the absence of the skipper, Patidar, the rest of the batters must take responsibility. The workforce lacks no talent in their batting firepower, as there are batters like Akshat Raghuwanshi, Harsh Gawli and Aniket Verma who must step up for Madhya Pradesh.
The bowling line-up can be spearheaded by the experienced Indian bowler Avesh Khan. Khan will lead the bowling assault, combined with Mangesh Yadav, left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya Singh, off-spinner Saransh Jain and left-arm wrist-spinner Shivang Kumar.
For the wicketkeeping job, the cricket association has selected Harsh Gawli and Apoorv Dwivedi.
A number of key players miss out on the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy squad
Among the notable names, fast bowler Kuldeep Sen has not been picked within the squad due to an damage. It’s yet to be disclosed in regards to the nature of the damage Sen is at the moment coping with. Pace bowling all-rounder Madhav Tiwari additionally found no area within the squad.
Tiwari bought attention from cricket followers due to his stint within the Indian Premier League for the Delhi Capitals in 2026 and his play for the Ujjain Falcons within the Madhya Pradesh League T20 Scindia Cup 2026.
Madhya Pradesh will begin their marketing campaign towards Kerala in a day-night game at New Chandigarh on November 14.
Madhya Pradesh Squad for 2026-27 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy:Ankush Singh, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Harsh Gawli (WK), Rajat Patidar (C), Aniket Verma, Ritik Tada, Apoorv Dwivedi (WK), Saransh Jain, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Shivam Shukla, Shivang Kumar, Avesh Khan, Tripuresh Singh, Rahul Batham, Mangesh Yadav.
Source: cricketaddictor.com
