Ranji trophy: Cricket News & Match Updates

Mumbai defeated Madhya Pradesh by five wickets to lift the title for the second time on Sunday. Shaw, who was recently omitted from the Mumbai squad during the initial leg of the Ranji Trophy due to fitness concerns, made a comeback to the team for SMAT. The opener played in all nine matches of Mumbai's campaign, scoring 197 runs at a strike rate of 156.34 with an average just below 22. While he delivered five impactful cameos, his performances were mixed, with four low scores interspersed among them.

"I think, personally, he is a god-gifted player. The amount of talent he possesses as an individual, no one has it. That's true. It's just that he needs to improve his work ethics. And I have said it before as well in many of the interviews. He needs to get his work ethics right. And if he does that, you know, sky is the limit for him. Can you force him to? I can't force him. He has played so much of cricket. And everyone has given him inputs. At the end of the day, it's his job to go out there and figure out things for himself," Iyer said of Shaw.   Read More...