C V Milind will captain Hyderabad in the 2026–27 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with M Abhirath Reddy as vice-captain. Hyderabad have selected 17 players for their campaign, which begins in Bengal on November 14.
Milind continues in a leadership role after captaining the side in its recent Ranji Trophy matches against Punjab and Chhattisgarh.
Hyderabad’s selected players
The squad comprises Milind, Tanmay Agarwal, P Aman Rao, Abhirath Reddy, K Himateja, Rahul Radesh, M Sai Pragnay Reddy, Bhavesh Seth, Ganesh Gadugu, Tanay Thyagarajan, Pranav Varma, A Ved Reddy, CTL Rakshann Readdi, Ajay Dev Goud, Nishanth Saranu, Rahul Buddhi and Harshith Sai Y.
Rahul Radesh and Sai Pragnay Reddy are the designated wicketkeepers in the association’s announcement.
Five standbys and the coaching group
A Vaishnav Reddy, P Sai Vikas Reddy, R Dinesh Rathod, Ashish Srivastav and G Aniketh Reddy are the standbys.
Anirudh Singh is head coach, with Bavanaka Sandeep as assistant coach, Alfred Absolem handling bowling and Abhinav Kumar fielding. The announcement sets out Hyderabad’s T20 squad ahead of the November 14 start.