Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer was on Tuesday named in Mumbai's 16-member squad for the Ranji Trophy semifinal against Tamil Nadu starting on March 2. (More Cricket News)
Mumbai qualified for the semifinals after their quarterfinal clash against Baroda ended in a draw at the ꦯBKC Ground, with the 41-time champions making it to the final four on the basis of first-innings lead.
Lacking big runs and struggling with a back-related issue again, the 29-𒁏year-old Iyer 💫was not named in India's squad for the last three Tests against England.
꧙Iyer, subsequently, also missed Mumbai's quarterfinal match along with all-rounder Shivam Dube.
The timing of Iyer pulling out of the key Ranji clash coincided with BCCI secretary Jay Shah announcing that a directive will be issued to players to♑ compulsorily play domestic m𓄧atches.
While Dube is on the mend having suffered a side strai💝n issue, Iyer has recovered completely and will be available for the semifi🅠nal against Tamil Nadu.
Mumbai squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Bhupen Lalwani, Amogh Bhatkal, Musheer Khan, Prasad Pawar, Hardik Tamore, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush💃 Kotian, Aditya Dhumal, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Avasthi, Royston Dias, Dhawal Kulkarni.
