Hours before India’s current T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav was not picked in Mumbai’s 16-member Ranji Trophy squad on Monday evening for their opening game against Chandigarh at the Wankhede Stadium from October 11, the hard-hitting batter had specifically scheduled a red-ball practice session at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana for Tuesday morning.

However, when MCA released the list of players, with Suryakumar’s name missing, he immediately cancelled this session.