- By Vishal Pushkar
- Mon, 05 Jan 2026 04:48 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Vijay Hazare Trophy: India's middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, who was recently named in the 15-member squad for the ODI series against New Zealand, has been named captain for his domestic side Mumbai for the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament. Shreyas, who will mark his return to competitive cricket after three months, will replace an injured Shardul Thakur.
The Mumbai Cricket Association confirmed this on Monday. It is worth noting that Iyer has been named skipper for the VHT's league stage only.
"The MCA is pleased to announce that Shreyas Iyer has been appointed as the Captain of the Mumbai senior men's team for the remaining league matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy," the statement read on Monday.
With his availability subject to fitness, Iyer, who is also the designated vice-captain for India in ODIs, was named in the three-match series starting against New Zealand in Vadodara on January 11.
The other two ODIs against New Zealand will be played on January 14 at Rajkot and January 18 at Indore.
MCA secretary Dr Unmesh Khanvilkar said in a release, "Shreyas Iyer will take over the leadership responsibilities in place of Shardul Thakur, who has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury and is currently unavailable for selection."
Iyer will lead Mumbai in their Group C match against Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday followed by the contest against Punjab on January 8.
The Vijay Hazare Trophy's knockout matches will be played at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru from January 12-18.
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India’s ODI squad for New Zealand series: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer (VC)*, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal
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