Shreyas Iyer To Miss Out On Mumbai's Upcoming Ranji Trophy Match vs Tripura Due To Personal Reasons: Report
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India batter Shreyas Iyer will miss out on Mumbai's Ranji Trophy clash against Tripura starting Saturday, October 26 because of personal reasons, according to a report in PTI. He looked in crisp touch during Mumbai's match against Maharashtra last week even as he vies for a spot in India's Test playing XI, not having featured since March.
Iyer has requested the Mumbai senior men's selection committee for some time off and his appeal has been accepted, a senior official from the Mumbai Cricket Association confirmed to PTI.
Iyer has featured in each of the three domestic matches for Mumbai this season, which includes the heavyweights' title victory over the Rest of India in the Irani Cup after 27 years.
Iyer scored a match-winning 142 last week in the second-round Ranji Trophy Group A game against Maharashtra to help Mumbai record their first win in this season of the tournament, after which he said that he was making steady progress in terms of his fitness.
"It feels special, coming back after a very long time. I was feeling a bit down with my injuries, but now, getting a century after a very long time, it's a great feeling overall," Iyer had told the media after his hundred last week.
"I am keen for a comeback, but as we say, control the controllable and my job is to keep performing, and keep participating as much as possible and also see to it that my body is in the best shape," Iyer added.
The India batter had to deal with back-related trouble for a major part of last year and was even left out of BCCI's list of contracted players. Since then, he has scored half-centuries against India C and B in the Duleep Trophy, a half-century against ROI and a hundred last week.
Iyer had featured in the Ranji Trophy semifinal and final, helping Mumbai win the trophy for a record-extending 43rd time last season.
Mumbai will play Odisha in their fourth group stage game from November 6 and it needs to be seen if Iyer returns for the match.
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