Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, one of the four reserves in India's squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, will not travel to Australia. He will instead feature in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for his team Mumbai.
Spot
Iyer was in the fray for a T20 World Cup spot earlier this year. However, his frailties against the short ball dented his plight to an extent. However, he will ply his trade in domestic cricket.
Ton
Iyer hammered a sparkling centuryin the 2nd ODI versus South Africa in Ranchi on Sunday. He shared a superb 161-run stand for the third wicket alongside Ishan Kishan, who hit 93.
Stats
Iyer finished as the leading run-scorer of the three-match ODI series against South Africa. He slammed 191 runs from three matches at a strike rate of 111.70. His scores in the series read 28*, 113*, and 50.
T20 numbers
Iyer has over 5,000 runs (5,031) under his belt in his T20 cricket. The right-handed batter has featured in 189T20s and averages 32.45 in the format.
SMAT
Iyer is expected to play Mumbai's third clash in the 2022/23 SMAT against Assam on October 14 inRajkot. Mumbai are unbeaten in the tournament so far, having defeated Mizoram and Madhya Pradesh.