Suryakumar Yadav, India’s T20I captain, and former Test captain Ajinkya Rahane lead the pack of eight icon players for the third version of the T20 Mumbai, to be performed on the Wankhede Stadium from May 26.
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday formally introduced the checklist of eight icon players, all of whom are worldwide stars. Suryakumar has been in stupendous contact with the willow within the Indian Premier League, main Mumbai Indians’ march in direction of a spot within the playoffs.
Rahane, in the meantime, is main the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025. Also among the icon players is Shreyas Iyer who has carried his exploits from India’s triumphant Champions Trophy marketing campaign into the IPL.
The different 5 icon players are middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan, all-rounders Shardul Thakur and Shivam Dube, pacer Tushar Deshpande and opener Prithvi Shaw who has lately fallen off the radar. Should Sarfaraz be picked for India’s tour of England, he could also be changed with Tanush Kotian.
“Having these players in the league will also raise its stature and provide fans with a thrilling and memorable experience,” mentioned Ajinkya Naik, MCA president.
The Hindu understands forward of the participant public sale, to be held within the second week of May, the MCA will conduct a draw of tons among the franchises to select an icon participant every. Each icon participant shall be richer by ₹15 lakh.
Published – April 29, 2025 06:14 pm IST
