He will participate in the forthcoming Buchi Babu Invitational red-ball competition, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has stated. The batter from India will play in a single game.
Earlier this month, India’s ODI team lost 0-2 to their hosts, Sri Lanka. Iyer was a member of that team.
Here is the authority articulation
MCA joint-secretary Deepak Patil, in an explanation, declared that Iyer will play one match in the Buchi Babu competition.
“Shreyas Iyer will play for Mumbai group at the Buchi Babu Invitational competition coordinated by Tamil Nadu Cricket Affiliation. He will play the Mumbai versus Jammu and Kashmir match to be played from August 27, 2024, in Coimbatore,” he said.
Iyer eyes Test side rebound
In February this year, the BCCI ended the yearly agreements of hitters Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan.
The team had been under the scanner after the BCCI commanded the contracted players to play Top of the line cricket.
Iyer was dropped for the last three Britain Tests and skirted the Ranji Prize quarter-last. What’s more, Ishan had been on an individual break.
It has been discovered that both Iyer and Ishan could now play the Buchi Babu Invitational competition.
A lift for Mumbai in Buchi Babu Competition
The Buchi Babu Competition will likewise include India’s occupant T20I chief Suryakumar Yadav, who is additionally peering toward a Test rebound. SKY has played a single Test match at this point.
With the cooperation of both Iyer and SKY, Mumbai could have one of their most elegant sides for the competition lately.
India’s Test player Sarfaraz Khan will lead the Mumbai side.
About the Buchi Babu competition
The Buchi Babu competition is held yearly in the distinction of Mothavarapu Venkata Mahipathi Naidu, otherwise called Buchi Babu Naidu.
He was an Indian cricket veteran who coordinated cricket clubs for local Indians under the English Raj.
The Buchi Babu competition, which contains four-day red-ball games, is set to return following six years and will occur in August-September.
Remarkably, the Tamil Nadu Cricket Affiliation (TNCA) coordinates the competition.