Deepak Chahar has been handed Rajasthan’s captaincy for the 2026–27 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar will be his deputy in a 15-player squad announced ahead of the state side’s domestic T20 campaign.
Rajasthan are in Elite Group A and are scheduled to play their seven league matches in Mumbai. Their first assignment is against Uttar Pradesh on November 14. The announcement sets the leadership group before a run of fixtures that continues through November 26.
The players selected
Rahul Chahar is also in the squad, alongside Mahipal Lomror and wicketkeeper-batters Kartik Sharma and Mukul Choudhary. Deepak and Rahul did not play in the opening phase of Rajasthan’s Ranji Trophy campaign. Khaleel Ahmed is not in the announced group.
The other selections are Ajay Raj Singh, Ramniwas Golada, Rohan Rajbahar, Abhijeet Tomar, Himanshu Singh Rana, Honey Pratap Singh, Kunal Singh Rathore, Himanshu Nehra and Abhishek Mund. This is the tournament squad; it does not establish the playing eleven for the opening match.
Rajasthan’s league dates
After Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan face Jharkhand on November 16 and Chandigarh on November 18. Baroda are the opponents on November 20, followed by Mizoram on November 22, Karnataka on November 24 and Bengal on November 26.
The Baroda fixture is listed as a day-night match. Exact start times and final team selections should be checked against the individual fixture updates. The leadership and squad announcement concerns the domestic T20 tournament, rather than an IPL franchise appointment.