“The MCA is pleased to announce that Shreyas Iyer has been appointed as the captain of the Mumbai senior men's team for the remaining league matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy,” the association said on Monday.
He was not considered for the five-Test tour of England as well this summer, immediately after he had a poor IPL season.
Seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur has been appointed captain of the 15-member West Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy matches. The selection committee meeting held at the BKC’s Sharad Pawar Indoor Cricket Academy picked seven players from Mumbai, four from Gujarat, and two each from Maharashtra and Saurashtra.
While Thakur missed the next two Tests at Edgbaston and Lord’s, Nitish Kumar Reddy’s injury opened the doors for his inclusion in the ongoing fourth Test at Manchester.
Thakur was named the Player of the Match for his hundred and four wickets in the semifinal.
Shardul Thakur played a crucial role in the Border-Gavaskar series decider at the Gabba. His 69 runs and seven wickets helped India win the fourth Test.
Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur scored their maiden Test half centuries to keep India in the game at The Gabba.
The 29-year-old Shardul Thakur said that he was up for the opportunity. He recalled an advice from head coach Ravi Shastri at the start of the tour.
On Day 3, Thakur and Sundar embarked on a 123-run partnership for the seventh wicket to help India fall behind Australia by a small margin of just 33 runs.
Sundar and Thakur have ensured that the visitors remain alive in the fourth Test with their partnership of 77 runs on Day Three. Thanks to that, India reached 253/6 at Tea.
