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In a heartwarming gesture, Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer was spotted giving underprivileged kids some cold drinks in the afternoon sun outside Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The moment happened prior to the highly anticipated Irani Cup 2024 match in the Uttar Pradesh capital between Shreyas Iyer’s domestic team Mumbai, the reigning Ranji Trophy champions, and the Rest of India (ROI).
Notably, Shreyas Iyer had hidden a few cold drink bottles underneath his practice kit before he secretly handed them to the underprivileged kids outside the Ekana Cricket Stadium, as per the report from Dainik Bhaskar. Furthermore, he was also heard speaking about how the weather is quite hot in Lucknow currently, and the underprivileged kids should enjoy the cold drinks as much as they possibly can.
Below is the clip of heartwarming gesture from Shreyas Iyer towards underprivileged kids:
Shreyas Iyer scored fifty on day one of Irani Cup 2024 clash for Mumbai against ROI
Just a day later, the Irani Cup 2024 clash between Mumbai and Rest of India began at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. After ROI put Mumbai into bat first, the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 champions reached a total of 172/4 in 50 overs with fifties from Shreyas Iyer and captain Ajinkya Rahane, with the latter still at the crease after Mukesh Kumar picked up three early wickets in the first session of play.
Below are the playing XIs of both the competing teams for the Irani Cup 2024:
Mumbai: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Tamore (wk), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Mohammad Juned Khan
Rest of India: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vc), Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal
