Published: Apr 17, 2025, 03:23 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 17, 2025, 03:23 PM (IST)
India’s Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma is set to be the ambassador of T20 Mumbai League with the MCA expressing hope that the city’s other stars such as Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav will make themselves available for the event that was halted owing to the COVID-19 pandemic after two editions.
The league was held in 2018 and 2019 before the pandemic led to its suspension. Rohit has retired from T20 Internationals but continues to play in the IPL.
Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Tushar Deshpande and Prithvi Shaw are the other star players who are part of the Mumbai Team, whereas Yashasvi Jaiswal has recently moved to Goa team
However, the Mumbai Cricket Assosiation (MCA) event won’t start before the IPL conclude, as most of the players will be busy with their IPL commitments.
“We have not made it mandatory for them to play but we strongly expect them to play in the T20 Mumbai League. Their participation will only help Mumbai cricket grow, and benefit the players and the league,” an MCA official told PTI
India skipper Rohit Sharma will be present to announce the league on Friday. Reports also suggests that the MCA will pay Rs 15 lakh to each player participating in the tournament.
A total of eight teams will compete in the tournament, with two new franchises set to be revealed shortly. The tournament has also attracted 2,800 registrations so far.
The six confiremed teams include North Mumbai Panthers, ARCS Andheri, Triumph Knights Mumbai North East, Namo Bandra Blasters, Eagle Thane Strikers and Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs.
