Shreyas Iyer is expected to miss Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match against Baroda because of a back spasm, which is a setback to the team’s hopes of winning the trophy. This information was reported by ESPNcricinfo. Due to a side injury, Mumbai’s star player, Shivam Dube, will also miss the knockout match, which is set to start at home on February 23.
Shreyas Iyer, who participated in the Ranji Trophy warm-up round prior to the England Test series, was ruled out of the final three Tests due to a back spasm that he sustained after the second Test. The gifted hitter had previously struggled with a back ailment, which prevented him from playing in the IPL 2023 until September, when he returned for the Asia Cup. Iyer proved his mettle in the ODI World Cup, scoring 530 runs at a blistering average of 66.25, despite the loss.
Shreyas Iyer, who missed the previous season, will try to get well quickly in order to lead the Kolkata Knight Riders in the next Indian Premier League. Dube, who finished the current Ranji season with two century and two half-centuries, will be missed by Mumbai, though.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is keeping a careful eye on centrally contracted players’ absences and cautioning them against giving the IPL more importance than local cricket. Ajinkya Rahane, captain of Mumbai, has selected an all-rounder named Musheer Khan for the quarterfinals. Sarfaraz Khan, the recent rookie from India, is the brother of Musheer Khan.
Mumbai will need to rely on Rahane’s leadership and the contributions of players like Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur, and Dhawal Kulkarni to go through a difficult quarterfinal without Iyer and Dube.
Mumbai team: Captain Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Bhupen Lalwani, Amogh Bhatkal, Shams Mulani, Aditya Dhumal, Aditya Dhumal, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Awasthi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Royston Dias, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Prasad Pawar, Hardik Tamore,
Regarding the ongoing Ranji Trophy quarterfinals, Vidarbha takes on Karnataka in the first quarterfinal at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur. At the SNR College Cricket Ground in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and Saurashtra will play in the third quarterfinal. In addition, Madhya Pradesh will play Andhra at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore in the fourth quarterfinal.
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