Mumbai: A terrific display of bat work was seen from Shreyas Iyer, who was on the bench for quite a long time with Team India, scoring a double century in a Ranji Trophy Elite match. In this match of Ranji Trophy, scoring for Mumbai against Odisha, Iyer was in good form part of which was 22 fours and 8 sixes. This impressive knock came close on the heels of a tonne he made against Maharashtra in the tournament.
In the Mumbai Vs Odisha match, Iyer has looked in good form during Mumbai’s first innings where he got 207 in 209 balls. In the course of the match, Iyer played a blazing knock that boosted Mumbai’s total for the team.
Apart from his brilliant individual performance, Iyer got good company in the form of Siddhesh Lad, who also had a good time scoring a century to go-with-Iyer. Lad went on to face 285 balls and yielded 136 runs with the help of 16 fours. That took the pressure on the Odisha bowlers since the duo had added more than 300 runs together. Just after 107 overs’ play, the dominant Mumbai Indians scored 464 for three in the match.
With the kind of performance that Iyer is delivering on the field, there is every likelihood that he will gain a lot of attention at the IPL 2025 mega auction. Even after being released by Kolkata Knight Riders, Iyer could possibly be a boon for other teams. A team like the Delhi Capitals who are known for their smart moves might go all out for him given Iyer’s form at the moment and his ability to deliver often in the IPL.
This enthusiasm gets reinforced by watching Iyer dominate with the bat in Ranji Trophy and now the auction will add the kind of money that Iyer will be able to Demand is fraught higher next time around since franchises will be prepared to spend heavily to fill their rosters.