According to the latest report from TOI, Indian National Cricket Team’s star middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer will miss Team Mumbai’s 2024 Ranji Trophy quarter-final match despite the Board’s warning. Cricket Control in India (BCCI). ) secretary Jay Shah due to his back problems.

Recently, Jay Shah sent a message to centrally contracted Indian players to participate in domestic cricket and be available for selection for the Indian team. He also issued a strict warning to the players, stating that non-participation in domestic cricket would have “serious implications”.

This move by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) came after seeing the trend of players prioritizing the Indian Premier League (IPL) over domestic cricket. Players like Ishan Kishan, Deepak Chahar and Krunal Pandya have reportedly not participated in domestic cricket and have already started preparation for the cash-rich league.

Talking about Shreyas Iyer, he was recently seen in action during the first two Tests of the home series against the England national cricket team. He failed to score significant runs in the matches, registering 35 and 13 in Hyderabad, and 27 and 29 in Visakhapatnam.

After his poor performance in the first two games, he was left out of the team for the rest of the series.

There were conflicting reports regarding Iyer’s exclusion from the team: one side reported that his non-selection was due to his poor form, while the other side claimed that he was left out of the team due to his back problems. In Iyer’s absence, Sarfaraz Khan was able to make it to India’s XI in the Rajkot Test and played spectacular knocks, registering half-centuries in both innings.

He has told Mumbai team management that he is not fit: Mumbai Cricket Association source on Shreyas Iyer

According to a source in the Mumbai Cricket Association, Shreyas Iyer is once again facing back problems and is not fit. Due to his back problem, Shreyas Iyer will also miss Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy quarter-final match against Baroda at the Mumbai Cricket Association’s BKC ground starting February 23.

The team selectors did not pick him for the next match and he will probably remain on the sidelines for a while.

“He has told the Mumbai team management that he is not fit,” TOI quoted a Mumbai Cricket Association source as saying.

“He had told the Indian team management and selectors that his back hurt after batting for 30-40 minutes. He needs something to recover,” a BCCI source told TOI.

Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Bhupen Lalwani, Amogh Bhatkal, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Prasad Pawar (WK), Hardik Tamore (WK), Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Aditya Dhumal, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Awasthi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Roystan Dias.

Talking about the ongoing five-match Test series between the Indian national cricket team and the England national cricket team, Rohit Sharma & Co. are leading 2-1 after winning the previous two matches. The teams will then head to Ranchi for the fourth test which will be held from February 23 at the CEJA International Stadium Complex.