Prithvi Shaw, the opening batter who has been on the sidelines on account of a knee damage, was added to Mumbai’s squad for the Ranji Trophy Group B tie towards Bengal, to be performed in Kolkata from Friday.
Ever since struggling a severe knee damage in August whereas representing Northamptonshire towards Durham in England’s One-Day championship, Shaw has undergone a rigorous restoration and rehab with the medical employees on the Nationwide Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
“As soon as the NCA notified to us of Prithvi having been cleared match, the choice committee has added him to the squad for the following Ranji Trophy recreation,” mentioned Ajinkya Naik, the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation secretary.
Mumbai, the group topper, will thus have a 16-member squad in Kolkata, with Ajinkya Rahane on the helm and Shams Mulani being the vice captain.
With Bhupen Lalwani having emerged Mumbai’s top-scorer this season with 314 runs, Shaw in all probability will are available in for Jay Bista, who has been inconsistent on the prime.
SQUAD
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Prithvi Shaw, Jay Bista, Bhupen Lalwani, Shivam Dube, Amogh Bhatkal, Suved Parkar, Prasad Pawar (wk), Hardik Tamore (wk), Suryansh Shedge, Tanush Kotian, Atharva Ankolekar, Aditya Dhumal, Mohit Avasthi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Royston Dias, Sylvester D’Souza.