In the absence of Ajinkya Rahane, young Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer has been appointed as the captain of Mumbai in the Super League stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which begins in Indore on Friday.
Earlier, there were reports claiming that Rahane had a few niggles but apparently could not clear the fitness test. But on Thursday, the Mumbai Cricket Association ruled out the speculations, stating “he [Rahane] is not available for the knock-out stage.
Mumbai and Railways were the two teams that qualified from Group C. Co-incidentally Mumbai played all its league matches in Indore.
Young prodigy Prithvi Shaw, Siddesh Lad, Jay Bista and the experienced duo of Aditya Tare and Surya Kumar Yadav have been named in the 15-member Mumbai squad announced on the MCA website.
The bowling attack will be spearheaded by pacer Dhawal Kulkarni and comprises Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Royston Dias and Akash Parkar along with spinners Dhurmil Matkar and Shams Mulani.
On Friday, Mumbai take on Karnataka in their first game at the Holkar stadium.
Mumbai squad: Shreyas Iyer (Captain),Dhawal Kulkarni, Shardul Thakur, Siddhesh Lad, Jay Bista, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Tushar Deshpande, Aditya Tare, Eknath Kerkar, Shubham Ranjane, Akash Parkar, Shams Mulani, Dhrumil Matkar and Royston Dias.