Skipper Iyer hit 137 not out as Mumbai crushed Puducherry by a massive 163 runs in their Group C game in Ahmedabad.
India are aiming for a quick turnaround in the second Test, starting in Pune on Thursday.
Prithvi Shaw's inclusion comes as a fresh lease of life for the explosive batter who found himself out of reckoning in the Ranji Trophy.
India will look for the right balance as they aim for a series-levelling victory against a spunky New Zealand in the must-win second Test.
While the pace department needs some urgent solutions, the spin has a slightly different landscape.
At the brand new Trishul Shooting Range in Dehradun, Haryana's Asian Games bronze medallist shooter Ramita Jindal turned in a world class performance to top the qualification round in the women's 10m air rifle event.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 4th Test played between India and England in Ranchi on Friday.
Mohammed Shami will make his long-awaited comeback to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy.
The exercise was conducted by the Indian Air Force to showcase full integration of air defence missile system into the force, they said.
India's long-criticised Akash anti-aircraft missile is now blazing towards success. After years of rejection from the military, the Akash is being accepted as a world-class missile.
Images from Day 2 of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the MCG on Friday.
In the absence of national regulars, the focus will shift on the likes of Rinku, who was surprisingly not picked for the first round despite having an impressive first-class record.
Virat Kohli booed by home fans after bumping shoulders with Konstas on the pitch after the 19-year-old smashed India's bowlers around the park early on.
Pujara could get the selectors' nod if Ajit Agarkar and his team decide to fall back on his experience.
A unique 'wave of honour' swept through the venue as Nita and Mukesh Ambani joined the players and the audience, commemorating the team's incredible feat.
Gautam Gambhir has already been asked a few tough questions after the 0-3 defeat at home to New Zealand and if the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is also lost, it can all go downhill for the former opener.
'Vaibhav just came to our trials and we were really happy with what he saw.'
India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in the rain-truncated second Test in Kanpur to complete a 2-0 series sweep on Tuesday.
Glimpses from the Shiv Shakti puja that took place in Antilia before the grand Ambani shaadi.
The cupboard is bare and it will take some time to prepare another cracking line-up that can match the aura of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma.
Ruturaj Gaikwad's whirlwind 148 not out powered Maharashtra to a nine-wicket win over Services
As many as four world-class match-winners are expected to bid adieu to the game one by one in the next couple of years and Gautam Gambhir is in an unenviable position as head coach.
A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has called for an improved performance from India's batting unit in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, saying the lack of runs from the top-order builds pressure on the lower-order.
