Noida Kings have appointed Madhav Kaushik as their captain for the upcoming fourth edition of the UP T20 League. Kaushik, an experienced batter from Uttar Pradesh, joins the Kings after transferring from the Meerut Mavericks, where he led the team to a championship in 2024 and a runner-up finish in 2025.
With a strong background in both the UP T20 League and Uttar Pradesh’s domestic cricket, Kaushik’s leadership is expected to bolster Noida Kings’ chances of claiming the title this season.
With Rinku Singh unavailable for Meerut Mavericks at various stages of the tournament, Kaushik took on greater responsibility and captained the side into the final. Meerut Mavericks eventually finished runners-up to Kashi Rudras after reaching the final for the third consecutive season. Six teams will compete for the title, with Noida Kings aiming to improve on their previous campaigns.
Across the first three editions of the competition, Kaushik has therefore amassed 1,002 runs, making him one of the league’s most experienced and productive batters. Madhav has been one of the consistent performers since the UP T20 League’s inaugural season in 2023. In the first two editions, he accumulated 716 runs, scoring 350 runs in 2023 and improving that tally to 366 runs in 2024. His 2024 campaign saw him finish among the leading run-scorers in the tournament, with 366 runs in 12 matches at an average of 61 and a strike rate of 146.99, including three half-centuries. In the 2025 season, Madhav scored 286 runs in 13 matches at an average of 31.78 and a strike rate of 139.51, with one half-century. His highest score was an explosive 95 off just 31 balls, an innings that included 10 fours and seven sixes and came at a strike rate of 306.45. Madhav’s 2025 campaign also underlined his leadership credentials. Madhav was selected in the India Under-23 squad for the five-match one-day series against Bangladesh Under-23 in 2019, alongside players such as Priyam Garg , Yashasvi Jaiswal , Arshdeep Singh and Kartik Tyagi . The Noida Kings will now look to Kaushik’s batting and leadership as they seek to make a deeper impact in the fourth season of the UP T20 League, which gets underway on August 14. The fourth edition of the UP T20 League will begin on August 14, 2026, with the tournament scheduled to run until September 6. The season will feature 34 matches over 24 days, with matches being played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow and Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.
