Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas Iyer suddenly became the captain, squad announced; These players got a place

Mumbai Cricket Team: The Mumbai Cricket Team has appointed Shreyas Iyer as the captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be played from 23 November to 15 December. Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw have also been included in the team. Rahane is leading Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, the first half of which has recently ended. Also, comeback batsman Siddhesh Lad is included in the team. Iyer is performing well in this season of Ranji Trophy and he wants to make a comeback in Team India. 

Shreyas Iyer is in great form.

In the current Ranji Trophy, Shreyas Iyer has scored 452 runs at an average of 90.40, which includes two centuries. All the centuries he has scored this year are big centuries. This right-handed batsman played a quick innings of 233 runs (228 balls, 24 fours, nine sixes) against Odisha and then played a key role in Mumbai’s two consecutive victories by scoring 142 runs (190 balls, 12 fours, four sixes) against Maharashtra. Once he settles in at the crease, it becomes difficult to get him out. 

The last T20I match was played in the year 2023

Shreyas Iyer played his last T20 International match for the Indian team in the year 2023. He is also out of the Test team. He would like to perform well in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He has played 14 Tests, 62 ODIs, and 51 T20 Internationals for India so far. 

Prithvi Shaw also got a chance.

The team includes 25-year-old Prithvi Shaw, who was dropped from the Ranji Trophy team due to fitness and discipline issues. He will also be eager to get back into form. Spin-bowling all-rounder Tanush Kotian, who was part of India A’s unofficial test in Australia, has also been included in the Mumbai team along with experienced all-rounder Shardul Thakur. 

Mumbai team: 

Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jai Bista, Ajinkya Rahane, Siddhesh Lad, Suryansh Shedge, Sairaj Patil, Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper), Akash Anand (wicketkeeper), Shams Mulani, Himanshu Singh, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur. , Mohit Awasthi, Royston Dias, Junaid Khan.