Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dube headline retentions ahead of T20 Mumbai League Season 4. (ANI Photo)
MUMBAI: As expected, Triumph Knights Mumbai North East have retained India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and Mumbai and Chennai Super Kings opening batter Ayush Mhatre, while Sobo Mumbai Falcons have retained Kings captain Shreyas Iyer for the fourth season of T20 Mumbai League. Andheri Arcs have retained India’s hero of the last two T20 World Cups, allrounder Shivam Dube, alongwith Pragesh Kanpillewar and seamer Deepak Shetty.The Atul Ranade coached- Triumph Knights have retained allrounder Suryansh Shedge, currently a part of Punjab Kings’ squad in IPL-2026, as well. Mhatre, who captained the India U-19 team to the title last year, couldn’t take part in the T20 Mumbai League last year as he was busy with the India Under-19 team’s camp ahead of the England tour.Defending champions Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals have released pacer Tushar Deshpande, who has played two T20Is for India is currently representing Rajasthan Royals in IPL-2026. Each of the eight teams were allowed to retain three players.Aakash Tigers have retained CSK batter Sarfaraz Khan, left-arm spinner Shams Mulani and opener Jay Bista. The auction for Season 4 will be held on May 2, while the tournament will start on June 2.MSC Royals have retained captain and veteran batsman Siddhesh Lad, under whose captaincy they won the title last year, and pacers Rohan Raje and Irfan Umair. Thane Eagles Strikers have retained skipper Shardul Thakur, Atharva Ankolekar and Sairaj Patil. Apart from Iyer, Sobo Mumbai Falcons have retained Kolkata Knight Rides opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Harsh Aghav. North Mumbai Panthers have kept India Under-19 World Cup-winning team wicketkeeper Abhigyan Kundu and off-spinning allrounder Tanush Kotian.
