T20 Mumbai League 2025 Draft: Live Updates - Eight Icon Players Selected, Including Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer
Get ready to follow the action-packed T20 Mumbai League 2025, happening right here in the city! Here's a brief rundown of what's going down.
On May 7, the draft of the T20 Mumbai League will take place, with the tournament set to kick off on May 26 and run through June 8. This local Twenty20 tournament, filled with star power, will showcase the skills of some of the best players in the game.
Who are the Icon Players in the T20 Mumbai League 2025?
Eight India internationals have been designated as icon players:
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Shreyas Iyer
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Sarfaraz Khan
- Shardul Thakur
- Prithvi Shaw
- Shivam Dube
- Tushar Deshpande
Each team will pick one of these icon players to bolster their roster.
Which teams are participating in the T20 Mumbai League 2025?
The following teams will be battling it out for the championship:
- North Mumbai Panthers
- ARCS Andheri
- Triumph Knights Mumbai North East
- Namo Bandra Blasters
- Eagle Thane Strikers
- Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs
- SoBo Mumbai Falcons (new team)
- Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals (new team)
Live Updates from the T20 Mumbai League 2025 Icon Player Draft
The draft is unfolding as we speak! Here's what we've seen so far:
- Shardul Thakur has been selected by Thane Eagle Strikers
- Tushar Deshpande will join MSC Maratha Royals
- Prithvi Shaw has been picked up by North Mumbai Panthers
- Ajinkya Rahane finds a home with Namo Bandra Blasters
- Shivam Dube is now with ARCS Andheri
- Sarfaraz Khan will suit up for Aakash Tigers
- Suryakumar Yadav will play for Triumph Knights
The T20 Mumbai League is making a comeback after a six-year hiatus, and this will be its third edition. The excitement is building, so be sure to keep up with the action!
[1] The Mumbai Cricket Association is running the T20 Mumbai League 2025.
[2] The enrichment data indicates that there are eight teams in total, six of which are returning from previous editions, and two new teams: ARCS Andheri and Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs. Icon players include Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Shardul Thakur, and Prithvi Shaw. The league has been running since 2016 and is organized by the Mumbai Cricket Association. The live updates are being shared through a live blog provided by the Mumbai Cricket Association.
- Prithvi Shaw, one of the icon players, has been welcome to the North Mumbai Panthers for the T20 Mumbai League 2025.
- Shardul Thakur, an icon player, is likely to boost the roster of Thane Eagle Strikers in the T20 Mumbai League 2025.
- The T20 Mumbai League 2025 is categorised as a local sports event, featuring eight teams including the new teams ARCS Andheri and Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs.
