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There is one school in Mumbai which is known to have been a training ground in academics for some of the greatest cricket players this country has seen such as Farokh Engineer, Shreyas Iyer, Shams Mulani, Jatin Paranjpe, and Ravi Shastri. This school also has notable alumni from other sports such as Aditya Mehta (Snooker), Mir Ranjan Negi (Hockey), Royston D'Souza (Football). Which school is this? The Mumbai school where Shreyas Iyer studied is Don Bosco High School. Located in the Matunga are of Mumbai, Don Bosco High School was founded 83 years ago on January 31, 1942. It is a Roman Catholic all-boys school, that has a subsidiary which was built in 1970 in Borivali. This all-boys school boasts about an extensive list of notable alumni which ranges from sportspersons to Bollywood actors, screenwriters, surgeons and more. Notable alumni NameProfession / NotabilityMahesh BhattFilm director, producer & screenwriterDr. Edmond FernandesPhysician & Founder, CHD GroupAditya MehtaWorld Snooker ChampionMir Ranjan NegiFormer Indian Hockey CaptainRoyston D'SouzaProfessional footballerFarokh EngineerCricketerPiyush GoyalPolitician and Cabinet Minister, Government of IndiaTrilok GurtuPercussionist, music composer, jazz musicianHariharanIndian playback singerShreyas IyerCricketerShashi KapoorBollywood actorShammi KapoorBollywood actorAkshay KumarBollywood actorAnant MahadevanBollywood & Tamil cinema actor, screenwriter, directorMahesh ManjrekarActor, director, and playwright (Bollywood & Marathi films)Shams MulaniCricketerSajid NadiadwalaBollywood producer and directorSharad PandayCardiac SurgeonJatin ParanjpeCricketerRavi ShastriCricketer, former captain & coach of Indian national teamVishal KotianTV and Bollywood actor Shreyas Iyer is the most recent alumni of this school to make headlines. The Indian cricketer has been in the news as the star batter is currently battling a life threatening injury. Iyer suffered a rib cage injury during the third ODI between India and Australia. Reports have claimed that he is admitted in the ICU of an Australian hospital where his condition is being continuously monitored. BCCI described his injury as a laceration injury to the spleen. Meanwhile, Shreyas' family members are trying to get to Australia to be with Iyer in this difficult phase.
