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Mumbai batter Shreyas Iyer expressed his determination to rejoin the Indian Test squad after overcoming a recurring back injury and surgery. Iyer, who was sidelined from the BCCI central contract, showcased his resilience by scoring a century during the Ranji Trophy.

Shreyas Iyer smashed 142 off 190 balls batting for Mumbai in the Rajni Trophy Elite Group A match against Maharashtra.

Shreyas Iyer made his presence felt with a crunch century for Mumbai against Maharashtra in round 2 of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season. Iyer resumed Day 2 on a score of 45* with Mumbai being placed at 220 for three. The senior batter got to his ton with Mumbai heading to lunch with the score reading 335/4 in 74 overs. Here's more.

The century marked an end to a long drought for Shreyas Iyer, who has been excluded from India's Test set-up since India's home Test series against England in early 2024.

Starting the day with a lead of nearly 100 runs, Mumbai continued its dominance with unbeaten Shreyas and Ayush Mhatre stitching together a 200-run partnership and the latter also scoring a century.

Walking in at number five for Mumbai at the loss of skipper Ajinkya Rahane who looked well set at 31, Shreyas Iyer steered Mumbai past Maharashtra’s first-innings score alongside young opener Ayush Mhatre,

Iyer was a key player for India across formats last year, particularly shining in the World Cup, where he scored 468 runs, including two centuries and three half-centuries.