Surya is icon player for Triumph Knights, Shreyas Iyer goes to SoBo Mumbai

India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav was named icon player for the Triumph Knights Mumbai NorthEast, while Shreyas Iyer went to SoBo Mumbai Falcons in the icon players draft for the T20 Mumbai League on Friday. The eight-team tournament will be played here at Wankhede Stadium (May 26-June 8).

Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy captain Ajinkya Rahane will play for Namo Bandra Blasters, while India all-rounder Shivam Dube has been named in the roster for Arcs Andheri.

Indian Test batter Sarfaraz Khan went to Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs, while Tushar Deshpande was allotted to Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals.

Shardul Thakur was allotted to Eagle Thane Strikers and Prithvi Shaw went to North Mumbai Panthers.

After getting almost 2,800 registrations for the third edition of the T20 Mumbai League, the player auction will be from a pruned list of 400 players on May 7, said MCA chief AjinkyaNaik.

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