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India's T20 captain, Suryakumar Yadav, is set to return to competitive cricket after a brief two-week absence. Having taken time off to attend a family function, Suryakumar will now rejoin his team, Mumbai, as they gear up to face Andhra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Tuesday, December 3.

Surya, who led India to an emphatic 3-1 series win over South Africa will link up with the Mumbai squad in Hyderabad on Monday and is expected to turn up for the next game against Andhra.

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He had intimated the Mumbai Cricket Association about his unavailability during the initial few group league games owing to a family function. It is understood that Surya is absolutely fine with Iyer continuing as the skipper and is ready to bat at any position that the team management feels is suitable for 'SKY'.

Playing for Mumbai across all domestic tournaments whenever he is available has been top priority for Surya and he would continue doing that.

He will be playing the remainder of the SMAT for Mumbai and also in the Vijay Hazare Trophy starting December 21. The idea is to play for India across formats.

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In a recent series against South Africa, the skipper relinquished his own set batting position at number three for Tilak Varma, who had requested his skipper for that particular slot.

Tilak repaid the faith of his captain by getting two successive hundreds which contributed heavily in India's victory.

(With PTI Inputs)