India batter Shreyas Iyer will play a game for Mumbai in the Buchi Babu Invitation tournament which will be held across four venues in Tamil Nadu from August 15 to September 11. One of the oldest four-day tournaments in the country, the Buchi Babu Invitational tournament will feature 12 teams, including two teams from the state — Tamil Nadu Cricket Association XI and TNCA President’s XI.
Shreyas will only play one game for Mumbai — against Jammu and Kashmir from August 27 to 30 in Coimbatore. Notably, it was confirmed earlier that Suryakumar Yadav, India’s T20I captain, will launch his bid to reclaim a spot in the Test team by playing for Mumbai in the Buchi Babu invitational tournament.
“Shreyas Iyer will play for Mumbai at Buchi Babu Invitational tournament organised by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. He will be playing vs Jammu & Kashmir from 27th August at Coimbatore,” MCA joint secretary Deepak Patil said in a release.
Iyer made a comeback to the Indian side earlier this month during the ODI series in Sri Lanka.
The 12-team tournament will feature Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Hyderabad, Bengal, Mumbai, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat along with TNCA XI and TNCA President’s XI.
The multi-day tournament will be held at Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Salem and Natham.
