Vijay Hazare Trophy: Shreyas Iyer captains Mumbai in last two matches, Shardul Thakur injured | Cricket News
JAIPUR: Mumbai were boosted by the arrival of Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube before the business end of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.Go beyond borders with our YouTube channel. REGISTER NOW!Iyer, named ODI vice-captain for New Zealand’s upcoming series subject to a medical, will captain Mumbai in their final two league matches after regular skipper Shardul Thakur was ruled out due to a calf injury suffered during Mumbai’s fifth-round match against Maharashtra. Iyer, 31, returns to competitive cricket after recovering from a spleen injury – laceration with internal bleeding – suffered during India’s ODI series in Australia in October 2025.
Iyer trained with the Mumbai team on Monday morning, taking part in fielding and catching drills before taking a short stint of batting in the nets.“Shreyas Iyer will take over the leadership responsibilities in place of Shardul Thakur, who was ruled out of the tournament due to injury and is currently unavailable for selection,” MCA Secretary Dr Unmesh Khanvilkar said.The form Sarfaraz Khanwho missed the last match against Maharashtra due to quadriceps pain, is expected to return to the playing XI on Tuesday.Mumbai will face Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday (January 6), followed by their final league outing against Punjab on Thursday (January 8). Both matches are scheduled at the Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground in Jaipur.
