New Delhi: Shubham Khajuria has been appointed captain of the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Fast bowlers Umran Malik and Brijesh Sharma have also been included in the 15-member squad.
All of Jammu and Kashmir’s matches will be played in Indore. The league stage of the tournament will be held from November 14 to 26. Brijesh has previously played for Jammu and Kashmir’s age-group teams. He then moved to Delhi to train under coach Deepak Punia, a former Ranji Trophy fast bowler.
Brijesh was included in the Rajasthan Royals’ squad for IPL 2026 after his impressive performance in the 2025 Bengal Pro T20 League. He took 11 wickets in seven matches for Smashers Malda. Rajasthan Royals bought him at a base price of ₹30 lakh. In his debut IPL season, Brijesh took 14 wickets in 13 matches.
In August this year, Brijesh was included in the list of Jammu and Kashmir players who played practice matches against Uttarakhand in Srinagar from August 10 to 17.
The selectors have also included two specialist wicketkeepers, Dikshant Kundal and Ridham Sharma, in the team. Abdul Samad, Kamran Iqbal, Yawar Hasan, Kawalpreet Singh, Sahil Lotra, Vansh Sharma, Abid Mushtaq, Sunil Kumar, and Lone Nasir Muzaffar have also been included in the team.
Campaign begins against Delhi on November 14
Jammu and Kashmir, included in Elite Group B, will begin their campaign against Delhi on November 14. They will then face Tamil Nadu on November 16. The team will face Saurashtra on November 18, Bihar on November 20, Punjab on November 22, Railways on November 24, and Haryana on November 26.
In this group, which includes former champions like Delhi, Tamil Nadu, and Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir will face a challenging road to the knockout stage. Therefore, Shubham Khajuria and his team will need to perform exceptionally well from the very first match.
Jammu and Kashmir Team
Shubham Khajuria (captain), Kamran Iqbal, Yawar Hasan, Abdul Samad, Kawalpreet Singh, Dikshant Kundal (wicketkeeper), Ridham Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sahil Lotra, Vansh Sharma, Abid Mushtaq, Yudhvir Singh, Sunil Kumar, Umran Malik, Brijesh Sharma, and lone Nasir Muzaffar.