The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be the first domestic cricket tournament in India after the COVID-19 forced break.

The tournament is being conducted at a time where the players can prove their mettle ahead of the possible mega-auction for IPL 2021 and also to the national selectors who will keep an eye on the tournament for the two T20 World Cups in the next two years.

Retired national cricketer Yuvraj Singh has sprung up a surprise for his fans after being listed in Punjab's probables for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21.

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Just a couple of days earlier, Yuvraj had shared a video of his practice session in Mohali on his birthday. Now that he's likely to play in the domestic competition will make his fans excited for the tournament. 

While he has been added to the probables list, there is no clarity to the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) whether he will get to play. PCA Secretary Puneet Bali was quoted in a report, "We are still awaiting BCCI’s response (on whether Yuvraj can play or not)"

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be played from January 10 to January 21, 2021.

Punjab probables for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21: 

Mandeep Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Salil Arora, Gitansh Khera, Ramandeep Singh, Sanvir Singh, Karan Kaila, Rahul Sharma, Krishan Alang, Sandeep Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Ikjot Singh, Naman Dhir, Abhishek Gupta, Himanshu Satyawan, Gurkeerat Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Anmol Malhotra, Aarush Sabharwal, Abhinav Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Mayank Markande, Baltej Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Barinder Sarn, Gurnoor Singh, Harjas, Abhijit Garg, Kunwar Pathak

(With inputs from Times of India)