Shardul and Shreyas are expected to play for Mumbai, the Ranji Trophy winners, who will be captained by Ajinkya Rahane, although the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has not yet announced their team for the match.
An annual First-Class match between the defending Ranji Trophy winners and a Rest of India squad comprised of players from various states is known as the Irani Cup. The article also stated that although the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has not yet announced their team for the match, Ajinkya Rahane’s Mumbai, the Ranji Trophy winners, will be captained by Shreyas and Shardul.
Remarkably, since India’s second Test match of the five-match series against England earlier this year, Shreyas has not participated in a Test match. He participated in the second game in Visakhapatnam, but was left out of the next three games even though he had supposedly been declared fit to play due to a back spasm.
He did not make the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s central contracts after missing a couple of first-class matches during the previous Ranji Trophy season. Early in August, Shreyas played his final Twenty20 International match for India against Sri Lanka. He is now competing in the domestic circuit after leading India D in the Duleep Trophy 2024. The captain of KKR will be vying for a spot in the red-ball team as India prepares for an unsuccessful Test season over the next four months.
After undergoing an ankle surgery in June, Shardul is prepared to return to the field. He is said to have declared himself available for the Irani Cup and took part in the KSCA competition.
