India, April 17 -- India players will turn their focus on the tour of England in June, comprising five Test matches, which will kickstart the 2025/27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, after the end of the ongoing IPL 2025. However, for those Mumbai-based cricketers who are not making the cut to the red-ball squad, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has already issued a directive about the upcoming T20 Mumbai league.

According to a report in the Indian Express, the MCA has made it "mandatory" for all Indian players away from national duty to participate in the T20 competition. The report confirmed that Indian players, including Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Prithvi Shaw, and Shardul Thakur, have all bee...