'Need some time off': Shreyas Iyer takes break from Mumbai's Ranji Trophy campaign

Shreyas Iyer will miss Mumbai's Ranji Trophy third round match against Tripura to be played at the Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium in Agartala from October 26-29 due to personal reasons. A senior Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) official confirmed to PTI on Wednesday that the right-handed batsman has requested some time off from the Mumbai Senior Men's Selection Committee and his appeal has been accepted.

The 29-year-old has featured in each of the three home games for Mumbai this season, including the heavyweight title win in the Irani Cup after 27 years. Iyer scored 57 and 8 in the clash for Rest of India.

Iyer played a match-winning inning of 142 runs in the Ranji Trophy Group A second round match against Maharashtra last week, helping Mumbai register their first win, after which the batsman claimed that he is constantly working on his fitness. Is making progress.

“It feels special to be back after a very long time. Obviously, I was feeling a bit down with my injuries, but now, to get a century after a very long time, overall a great feeling,” Iyer told reporters last Sunday. There is a feeling.” His first century in this Ranji Trophy season this year.

“I'm absolutely eager to come back, but as we say, control the controllable things, and my job is to keep performing, and keep participating as much as possible and also see that my body is at its best.” Is in good shape.

“Absolutely (the desire to play Tests is still there). That's why I'm playing. I mean, otherwise I would have given some reason and sat out,” he said.

Iyer had to battle back issues for a significant part of 2023 and was even dropped from the BCCI's list of centrally contracted players. The batsman took part in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals and final, helping Mumbai win the trophy for a record 43rd time last season.