Shreyas Iyer took charge of this team. (Photo-PTI)
Ahead of IPL 2025, a mega auction will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24-25. Team India’s star batsman Shreyas Iyer will also feature in this auction. Shreyas Iyer had made Kolkata Knight Riders champions under his captaincy last season. But this time KKR has not retained him. Iyer’s captaincy record in IPL has been excellent, so he will be in high demand because many teams are looking for new captains this time. Amidst all this, a big piece of good news has emerged for Iyer. He is in command of a team.
Shreyas Iyer got the command of this team.
Shreyas Iyer will soon play as captain in a tournament. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Senior Selection Committee has named Shreyas Iyer as captain of the Mumbai T20 team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Mumbai has given this huge responsibility to Iyer in view of his successful captaincy. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25 will begin on November 23. In this tournament he will replace Ajinkya Rahane, who was the captain of the team last season. In such a situation, Ajinkya Rahane will now play under Iyer’s captaincy.
The Indian Express quoted a source as saying, ‘Shreyas Iyer will lead the Mumbai T20 team for Syed Mushtaq Ali and Prithvi Shaw has also been included in the team. At the same time, Ajinkya Rahane will play under Iyer’s captaincy because the Mumbai Cricket Association considers Iyer to be the right choice for this format. Let us tell you that Prithvi Shaw was kept out of the team during the Ranji Trophy and was asked to improve his fitness. MCA believes Shaw has shown improvement and is useful in white-ball cricket.
It will be seen at auction with a base price of Rs 2 crore.
Shreyas Iyer kept his base price for the mega auction at Rs 2 crore. His name is in the first set, which means the bid for Iyer will be made at the beginning of the mega auction, where many teams can place big bets on him. Shreyas Iyer has played a total of 115 matches in IPL so far. During this period he has scored 3127 runs at an average of 32.24. At the same time, apart from making Kolkata Knight Riders the champions under his captaincy, Iyer also led the Delhi team to the final once.
