With Shardul Thakur unavailable as a result of calf harm, Shreyas Iyer will lead Mumbai within the remaining group league fixtures of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Shreyas, who joined the Mumbai crew on Monday, had an extended coaching session on the Jaipuria Vidyalaya floor, below the watchful eyes of coaches Omkar Salvi and Atul Ranade.
Shreyas appeared comfy batting towards quick bowlers and did some catching drills as properly. “With Shardul nonetheless recovering from the harm, it has been determined that Shreyas will captain the crew for the final two group league fixtures,” Mumbai’s chief selector Sanjay Patil informed Sportstar.
Shreyas educated together with his Mumbai teammates on Monday and appeared comfy throughout sprints and catching drills.
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Emmanual Yogini
Shreyas educated together with his Mumbai teammates on Monday and appeared comfy throughout sprints and catching drills.
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Emmanual Yogini
Although India’s T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav can also be anticipated to play within the subsequent couple of video games – towards Himachal Pradesh and Punjab – the Mumbai selectors determined to offer the captaincy function to Shreyas, who’s at the moment India’s ODI vice-captain.
This might be Shreyas’ return to aggressive cricket after recovering from a spleen harm he suffered throughout India’s tour of Australia final October. The Indian batter spent 10 days on the CoE for the final leg of rehab, and as a part of the health protocol, he additionally accomplished his match simulation, enjoying in a follow recreation final week with none indicators of discomfort.
He has been included in India’s ODI squad for the house collection towards New Zealand, together with his participation topic to health. And, because the seasoned campaigner educated together with his Mumbai teammates, he appeared comfy throughout sprints and catching drills.
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Whereas Shardul is about to overlook the rest of the group stage, as he has been suggested to relaxation by the medical doctors, Sarfaraz Khan is about to return to the crew for the sport towards Himachal after lacking the final league match towards Maharashtra as a result of quadriceps ache. Whereas his scan stories have been regular, the 28-year-old had an extended session within the nets, alongside together with his youthful brother Musheer Khan.
In the meantime, Mumbai has added off-spinner Shashank Attarde to the squad.
Positioned second in Elite Group C with 16 factors from 5 outings, Mumbai must win a minimum of one in all its two video games and likewise higher its Web Run Price (1.293) to qualify for the knockouts.
Printed on Jan 05, 2026