Mumbai will welcome back experienced players Shreyas Iyer and Shardul Thakur for their upcoming Irani Cup match against the Rest of India. With Ajinkya Rahane leading the squad, the Mumbai team will aim to continue their success in the five-day first-class fixture. Thakur's all-round abilities and Iyer's comeback will be a boost for the team, who are eager to make a mark in the tournament. Despite a mediocre performance in the Duleep Trophy, Iyer will be hoping to make a strong case for a spot in the Indian team.
The Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy has been announced, with Ruturaj Gaikwad named as the captain. The team will face off against Mumbai, the 2023/24 Ranji champions, from October 1st to 5th. Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal, currently with Team India, will join the ROI squad but their participation is subject to them not being selected for the second Test against Bangladesh. Meanwhile, Shardul Thakur, Shreyas Iyer, and Ajinkya Rahane will feature for Mumbai, while Sarfaraz Khan was released from the Indian squad for the Test, with the MCA selection committee set to pick their squad for the game on Tuesday.
With just a few days left for the Irani Cup to begin, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the squad for Rest of India. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been given the captaincy while Mumbai's squad is led by Ajinkya Rahane. The match will see a face-off between Ranji Trophy winners Mumbai and the Rest of India team. With the likes of Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer in the squad, both teams are expected to put up a tough competition.
19-year-old Musheer Khan played a magnificent knock, scoring 174 runs to lead India B to a total of 290/7 against India A in the Duleep Trophy 2024 tournament. After a shaky start, Musheer was well-supported by Navdeep Saini, who made 42 runs. On the other side, Shubman Gill's India C and Shreyas Iyer's India D were dismissed for 164 and 168 runs respectively in the other match of the tournament.
Indian cricket fans were eagerly waiting to see if Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer would make a comeback in the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. However, the two batsmen were unable to prove their worth in the Duleep Trophy 2024 matches. While Pant was dismissed for just seven runs, Iyer could only manage nine runs. The match also saw impressive performances from young players such as Musheer Khan and Axar Patel.
In the Duleep Trophy 2024 tournament, India B has started off strong against India A, scoring 65 runs and losing only 2 wickets at lunch. Meanwhile, in the match between India D and India C, India C's Ruturaj Gaikwad has managed to overcome India D's Shreyas Iyer, who has lost 7 wickets. Fans on social media were excited to see the 'Khan Brothers,' Sarfaraz and Musheer, batting together. The session has been eventful, with both runs scored and wickets taken by the teams.
Indian wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan is facing a possible injury and is expected to miss the Duleep Trophy opener in Anantapur. He recently participated in the Buchi Babu tournament in Chennai and his participation in the rest of the domestic season is also uncertain. Sanju Samson is expected to replace him in Team D, led by Shreyas Iyer, for the opener against Team C. This is not the first time Kishan's discipline has come under scrutiny, as he faced issues with the national selectors last season for skipping Ranji Trophy games.
National Award-winning playback singer Shreya Ghoshal has collaborated with composer Anupam Roy for the romantic track 'Aaj Shara Bela' from the upcoming Bengali film 'Bohurupi'. The song captures the emotions of a girl waiting for her lover and is a beautiful blend of different music genres. This marks the second collaboration between Shreya and Anupam, with the first being for the song 'Kolkata' in the 2016 film 'Praktan'. Directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, 'Bohurupi' stars Abir Chatterjee, Ritabhari Chakraborty, Koushani Mukherjee, and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, and is set to hit the screens during Durga Puja.
After a few months of being snubbed by the BCCI due to not playing domestic matches, Shreyas Iyer has returned to the national team as captain of India's first ODI against Sri Lanka. Iyer led his team, Kolkata Knight Riders, to victory in the Indian Premier League 2024, with the help of his mentor and now India head coach, Gautam Gambhir. Iyer also discussed his style of batting and working with Gambhir, highlighting the coach's ability to give confidence to players and avoid creating pressure.
In the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan skipper Charith Asalanka won the toss and opted to bat first. Pacer Mohammed Shiraz is set to make his ODI debut for the team. India will have KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Kuldeep Yadav in the playing eleven. Shivam Dube will be playing his first ODI since 2019. Indian players will be wearing black armbands in memory of former coach Anshuman Gaekwad, who recently passed away.