India national cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma along with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer will not play for Mumbai in the next round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25. The Ajinkya Rahane-led team will take on Meghalaya at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy in BKC from January 30.
According to reports from Times of India, it is learned that Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer will attend BCCI’S ANNUAL NAMAN AWANDS in Mumbai on February 1. After that, the trio will be heading to Nagpur for the short camp ahead of the ODI series against England.
Shivam Dube will also miss the match for Mumbai due to national duties
Not only the trio, but all-rounder Shivam Dube will also miss the match for Mumbai. Indeed, he was added to the India national cricket team for the T20I series against the England national cricket team after Nitish Kumar Reddy was ruled out of the series due to secondary strain .
A source close to the developments confirmed the same, revealing that after the BCCI awards on February 1, Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer will travel to Nagpur. Speaking to Times of India, he said:
Rohit, Jaiswal and Iyer all likely to attend BCCI’s annual NAMAN awards in Mumbai on February 1 – Source BCCI
“Rohit, Jaiswal and Iyer are all likely to attend the BCCI’s NAMAN Awards in Mumbai on February 1. The next day (February 2), they are expected to report for a short camp in Nagpur ahead of the three-match ODI series against England.”
The ODI series between India and England is scheduled to begin on February 6. The series will be a great preparation for the batters ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will be played from February 19. India is expected to play games in Dubai.
Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dube didn’t have a great outing in the final round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25
India stars Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dube did not have a great outing in the first round of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 for Mumbai. They failed miserably in the match against Jammu and Kashmir, and their poor performance saw the team lose the match.
Rohit Sharma, who returned to the Ranji Trophy after a decade, made scores of 6 and 28 in two innings. On the other hand, Yashasvi Jaiswal ended with innings of 4 and 26 as JK Pacers were all over the batting.
Shreyas Iyer, on the other hand, returned with scores of 11 and 17.s while Shivam Dube bagged ducks in both innings. Iyer has notably been Mumbai’s leading Run-Getter in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25 with 480 runs to his name in 5 matches at an average of 68.75. He will be crucial for his team in the ODIs and would be eager to win his team over.
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