Young cricketing prodigy Prithvi Shaw will lead the North Mumbai Panthers in the second edition of the T20 Mumbai League starting next week, it was announced Wednesday.
The announcement was made by the franchise through a media statement.
The U-19 World Cup winning skipper is currently representing the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019. He will be opening the innings for his team on Wednesday when they lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminators.
Apart from Prithvi, Shreyas Iyer and 11 other young players have been retained by their respective franchises for the eight-team T20 Mumbai League season 2 commencing here on May 14.
According to the information on the League's website, each team could retain two players, but the North Mumbai Panthers have hung on to only one player ahead of the May 4 players auction.
Triumph Knights Mumbai North East, who won the inaugural edition, have retained batsman Suryakumar Yadav and medium pacer Akash Parkar.
The Shivaji Park Lions have held on to all-rounder Shivam Dube and Mumbai Ranji skipper Siddhesh Lad. The NaMo Bandra Blasters have kept in-form batsman Iyer, who is currently leading the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, and wicket-keeper batsman Eknath Kerkar.
The SoBo Supersonics have retained Jay Bista and Dhrumil Matkar, while North Mumbai Panthers have held on to only Shaw.
ARCS Andheri have retained all-rounder Shubham Ranjane and medium pacer Tushar Deshpande. It has already been announced that two teams will be added for the second edition.
The league, an eight-team affair, will be held from May 14 to May 26 at the Wankhede Stadium here.
The North Mumbai squad comprises, among others, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Pravin Tambe and is coached by Umesh.