Indian cricket star Shreyas Iyer is part of Mumbai’s Irani Trophy side that is facing Rest of India in Lucknow. The game began on Tuesday with Mumbai heading into the game as the defending Ranji Trophy winners. Meanwhile, noted newspaper Dainik Bhaskar recently showed the human side of Shreyas Iyer which went viral on social media.
The 29-year-old spotting a few young underprivileged fans made his way to the boundary. India’s batter could then be seen handing them some cold drinks to ward off the deadly heat that is engulfing Uttar Pradesh.
This act from India’s batter has won a lot of hearts with many fans pouring their love on social media. Shreyas Iyer is trying to make his comeback to team India after being ignored for the T20I series against Bangladesh.
Mumbai loses three wickets before lunch on day one
Mukesh Kumar struck thrice before lunch to leave Mumbai’s score reading 60 for 3 from 20 overs. Prithvi Shaw was out for 4 as he was caught by Devdutt Padikkal in the slips. Hardik Tamore was out 3 balls later in the same over for a duck.
Young opener Ayush Mhatre scored 19 runs from 35 balls before he was snapped by Dhruv Jurel. The young batter hit 3 fours before becoming Mukesh Kumar’s 3 wicket and Jurel’s 2nd catch.
Skipper Ajinkya Rahane was batting on 18 having faced 51 balls with one four. Iyer, was on 15 runs from 27 balls with one four and one six. Ruturaj Gaikwad pressed five bowlers into action with only Kumar proving to be successful.
The 29-year-old last played for India during the tour of Sri Lanka but didn’t have a great time with the bat. According to reports, the right-handed batter isn’t in contention for a spot for the series against New Zealand and Australia.
Kanpur was the venue where Iyer made his Test debut against New Zealand in 2021 and scored a century in his 1st innings. His problems against the short ball has seen Iyer being targeted by opposition bowlers on many occasions.
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