Mumbai team announced for Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, Prithvi Shaw returns, captaincy snatched from Rahane

Sports Desk : Mumbai has announced its team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy organized by BCCI. Mumbai has announced a 17-member squad. Along with this, Mumbai has also changed its captain. Mumbai has appointed Shreyas Iyer as the captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Iyer has been given the captaincy in place of Ajinkya Rahane. Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy will be played from 23 November to 15 December.

Under Iyer's captaincy, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the IPL title last season and the Mumbai selection committee felt that Iyer could prove to be the best fit for the T20 format. Iyer taking command of the team means that Ajinkya Rahane, who is captaining Mumbai in the current Ranji Trophy season, will play under Iyer's captaincy. Mumbai will play its group stage matches against Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Services and Andhra Pradesh.

Iyer showed his form in Ranji Trophy

Iyer is looking in great form in this Ranji Trophy. He has scored 452 runs at an average of 90.40 which includes two centuries. Whatever century Iyer has scored this year, he has converted it into a big century. This right-handed batsman played a quick inning of 233 runs (228 balls, 24 fours, nine sixes) against Odisha and then played an important role in Mumbai's two consecutive wins by scoring 142 runs (190 balls, 12 fours, four sixes) against Maharashtra. played the part.

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The selection committee has also included Prithvi Shaw, who was left out of the Ranji Trophy match and was asked to improve his fitness. The MCA felt that Shaw had shown improvement and was useful in white-ball cricket. “Iyer will lead the Mumbai T20 squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali and Shaw has also been included,” a source said. Rahane will play under the captaincy of Iyer as Mumbai Cricket Association feels that Iyer is the right choice for this format.”

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