History beckons for Mumbai's new milestone man

Shreyas Iyer needs 95 more runs to break VVS Laxman's record

With 1321 runs, four centuries and 11 fifty-plus scores in the 2015-16 edition of Ranji Trophy, Shreyas Iyer has hardly put a foot wrong. Be it on batting-friendly wickets or green tracks, Iyer has been Mumbai's man for all occasions.

Scoring more than 1000 runs in a single Ranji Trophy edition is a big feat, considering only 15 before him have achieved that since the start of India's premier domestic competition in 1934. But always aiming bigger comes second nature to 21-year-old, who has now gone on to occupy the second position for most runs in a single edition of Ranji Trophy, only behind VVS Laxman.

Most runs in a single edition:

Season	Batsman	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s
1999-00	VVS Laxman	Hyderabad	9	14	1415	353	108.84	8	0
2015-16	Shreyas Iyer	Mumbai	11	18	1321	200	73.38	4	7
1998-99	Vijay Bharadwaj	Karnataka	10	15	1280	200	106.66	4	7
2008-09	Wasim Jaffer	Mumbai	10	16	1260	301	84	4	5
2013-14	Kedar Jadhav	Maharashtra	11	17	1223	204	87.35	6	2

Only the fourth Mumbai player to score more than 1000 in a calendar year, Iyer now proudly occupies the top-spot for most runs in a Ranji season, ahead of some big names.

Most runs by a Mumbai player in single edition:

Season	Batsman	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s
2015-16	Shreyas Iyer	11	18	1321	200	73.38	4	7
2008-09	Wasim Jaffer	10	16	1260	301	84	4	5
2008-09	Ajinkya Rahane	10	17	1089	201	68.06	4	5
1944-45	Rusi Modi	5	7	1008	245*	201.6	5	1
2012-13	Abhishek Nayar	11	17	966	132	96.6	3	8
1997-98	Vinod Kambli	8	10	880	232*	125.71	3	1

Considering that Mumbai still have an innings left in the 2015-16 final and are likely to be involved in a tough fight to the finish, Iyer still has a good chance of breaking Laxman's record. His penchant for achieving big could drive the youngster to get those required 95 runs in the days to follow and make history by doing so.