Ajinkya Rahane-led Mumbai will get a huge boost with the return of Test batsman Shreyas Iyer for their Ranji Trophy league match against Odisha at the Mumbai Cricket Association’s Bandra-Kurla Complex ground, beginning today.

In top form

Iyer, who overcame a three-year first-class century drought to score an impressive 142 and help 42-time Ranji champions beat Maharashtra by nine wickets at the same ground last month, had two good batting sessions with the Mumbai team on Monday and Tuesday. Earlier, Iyer had requested MCA to give him rest for the Tripura match where the visitors managed to earn three points in a drawn game at Agartala. Former Mumbai captain and current bowling mentor Dhawal Kulkarni reckoned that Iyer’s return to the squad would strengthen Mumbai’s batting order.