The Board of Control for Cricket in India has stated that Sarfaraz Khan would play for Mumbai in Irani Cup 2024 if he is not a part of the XI during the second Test against Bangladesh, which begins on Friday. Speculation regarding Sarfaraz’s future had been building up since he was left out of the first test, and today BCCI clarified the situation.
“Sarfaraz Khan, retained in the Team India squad for the 2nd Test, will be released to represent the Mumbai team subject to him not being involved in the second Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur,” said the BCCI.
Yash Dayal and Dhruv Jurel, too, in the running will represent the Rest of India squad in the Irani Cup if they don’t make it to the Test.
The second Test starts on September 27, while the Irani Cup sees Ajinkya Rahane skipper Mumbai against Rest of India in Lucknow – and Shardul Thakur return to first-class cricket after surgery.
Shreyas Iyer, Musheer Khan, Shams Mulani, and Tanush Kotian will join the Mumbai side. Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube will miss the Irani Cup as they will be reporting for the T20I series which starts on October 6.