Before IPL 2025, a mega auction will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 24 and 25 November. Team India’s star batsman Shreyas Iyer will also be seen in this auction. Shreyas Iyer had made Kolkata Knight Riders the champion under his captaincy last season. But this time KKR has not retained him. Iyer’s captaincy record in IPL has been quite excellent, hence he is going to be in great demand, because many teams are looking for new captains this time. Amidst all this, a big good news has emerged for Iyer. He has got command of a team.
Shreyas Iyer got the command of this team
Shreyas Iyer is going to play as captain in a tournament soon. The Senior Selection Committee of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has appointed Shreyas Iyer as the captain of the Mumbai T20 team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Mumbai has given this big responsibility to Iyer in view of his successful captaincy. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25 is going to start from 23rd November. In this tournament, he will replace Ajinkya Rahane, who was the captain of the team last season. In such a situation, Ajinkya Rahane will now play under the captaincy of Iyer.
The Indian Express quoted a source as saying, ‘Shreyas Iyer will lead the Mumbai T20 team for Syed Mushtaq Ali and Prithvi Shaw has also been included in the team. At the same time, Ajinkya Rahane will play under the captaincy of Iyer because Mumbai Cricket Association feels that Iyer is the right choice for this format. Let us tell you, Prithvi Shaw was kept out of the team during Ranji Trophy and he was asked to improve his fitness. MCA believes that Shaw has shown improvement and is useful in white ball cricket.
Will be seen in auction with base price of Rs 2 crore
Shreyas Iyer has kept his base price for the mega auction at Rs 2 crore. His name is in the first set, which means bidding on Iyer will be held at the beginning of the mega auction itself, where many teams can make big bets on him. Shreyas Iyer has played a total of 115 matches in IPL so far. During this period he has scored 3127 runs at an average of 32.24. At the same time, apart from making Kolkata Knight Riders the champion under his captaincy, Iyer has also taken the Delhi team to the final once.
