Mumbai Cricket issues diktat to star players Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar and others for T20 league; Rohit exempted: Report

Indian cricket team players from Mumbai have been asked to take part in the upcoming T20 Mumbai league. Except for Rohit Sharma, it has been made mandatory for all major players to take part in the T20 league, which will start immediately after the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

The IPL 2025 final is scheduled for 25 May, while the T20 Mumbai league will run from 26 May to 5 June.

Team India’s next assignment is the five-match Test series, which starts on 20 June, giving a small window for players to take part in the T20 league. However, it’s important to note that the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) diktat only applies to players who are not part of the Test team.

Mumbai Cirkcet issues T20 League diktat

As per the Indian Express, Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Prithvi Shaw and Shardul Thakur have been asked to take part in the T20 league and there will be no exception. The report added that players have agreed to the request.

“All Mumbai’s Indian players have been informed that they have to play the T20 Mumbai League, which will begin after the IPL. It’s mandatory, unless those, who have India commitment or injury issues, they can skip,’ an MCA official said.

To sweeten the deal, MCA has offered Rs 15 lakhs to Team India players to take part in teh T20 league besides the auction fees they earn.

“Indian players will be paid 15 lakh separately by the association as a participation fee, plus they will earn separately from the auction fees. We are working on the base price and other details.”

No such diktat has been passed for Indian Test team captain Rohit Sharma, who will be ‘Face of the League’. However, it will be interesting to see if Rohit retains his captaincy of the tour of England after a disastrous Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, which India lost 3-1.

In three Tests in Australia, Rohit scored only 31 runs.