Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Shreyas Iyer to captain Mumbai, Prithvi Shaw included | Cricket News – Times of India
Shreyas Iyer (Getty Images) MUMBAI: Shreyas Iyer, who led the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the IPL title last season, has been appointed as the new Mumbai captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, which will kick off on November 23. Mumbai will play their league matches in Hyderabad, and will take on Goa in their lung-opener. On Sunday, the Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) senior selection committee decided that veteran batsman Ajinkya Rahane, who is leading Mumbai in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, will play under Iyer’s captaincy.Iyer has been the top run-getter for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy after the first six rounds, having amassed 452 runs in four matches@90.40, with two centuries, including a double hundred (233 off 228 balls against Maharashtra at the Sharad Pawar Cricket A...