Shreyas Iyer will captain Mumbai in the domestic T20 tournament Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25. For this, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has announced a 17-member team. The tournament will be played from November 23 to December 15. Mumbai’s first match will be against Goa.
Earlier reports had indicated that like the Ranji Trophy, Rahane would also captain Mumbai in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy. But keeping the T20 format in mind, Iyer was made the captain. On Sunday, an MCA official said, Iyer will captain Mumbai’s T20 team for Syed Mushtaq Ali, Shaw has also been included in the squad.
The return of Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi Shaw, 25, was left out of the Ranji Trophy squad due to his fitness. After which he returned to the team. The team has experienced players like Ajinkya Rahane, Shardul Thakur and Siddhesh Lad, while Suryakumar Yadav can also play in the tournament after a few matches. The name of Tanush Kotian, who recently played for India-A, is also included in the squad.
Prithvi Shaw has been left out of the Ranji Trophy squad due to his fitness.
Iyer in great form
Shreyas Iyer, who is not part of the Indian team, has been in great form since the Ranji Trophy. He scored 452 runs at an average of 90.40 during this Ranji season. Which also includes 1 double century and 1 century. He played an innings of 233 runs off 228 balls against Odisha. He hit 24 fours and 9 sixes in the innings.
After that, in the very next match against Maharashtra, he scored 142 runs off 190 balls. During this time, he hit 12 fours and 4 sixes. Ajinkya Rahane will be seen playing under Iyer’s captaincy in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Shreyas played 14 Test matches for India. During this period, 811 points were scored. He scored 2421 runs in 62 ODI matches. He has scored 1104 runs in 51 T20 international matches.
Kolkata released Iyer in IPL
Shreyas Iyer, who led Kolkata to the third IPL title in 2023, has been released by Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of IPL 2025. The mega auction of IPL-2025 will be held on November 24-25. Many teams can bid on Iyer.
Mumbai Team: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jai Bista, Ajinkya Rahane, Siddhesh Lad, Suryansh Sheedge, Sairaj Patil, Hardik Tamore (Wicketkeeper), Akash Anand (Wicketkeeper), Shams Mulani, Himanshu Singh, Tanush. Kotian, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Awasthi, Royston Dias and Junaid Khan.