Courtesy: MCA
On Monday, October 21, Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw was dropped from the Mumbai squad for their upcoming Ranji Trophy clash against Tripura later this month after defeating Maharashtra. The senior selection committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) picked a 16-member squad for their trip to the MBB Stadium in Agartala to take on Tripura in the Elite A group match from October 26 to 29.
In the ongoing 2024-25 season of domestic red-ball cricket, Prithvi Shaw has scored just 139 runs in six innings at an average of 27.80, with his highest score being 76 for Mumbai against Rest of India (ROI) in the Irani Cup. The lack of consistency from the right-handed opening batter, especially in the first innings of each of the three games this season, with his scores reading 4, 7, 1, must have played a key role in swaying the selectors to not send him to a trip to Agartala later this month.
Mumbai defeated Maharashtra by nine wickets in recent Ranji Trophy clash
Mumbai will be taking on Tripura after getting the better of Maharashtra by nine wickets, chasing down a target of 74 runs with nine wickets in hand. With that, they jumped to the fourth place in the Ranji Trophy Elite A group standings behind Baroda, Tripura, and Services.
Moreover, the Senior Selection Committee of Mumbai Cricket Association consisting of Mr. Sanjay Patil (Chairman), Mr. Ravi Thaker, Mr. Jeetendra Thackeray, Mr. Kiran Powar and Mr. Vikrant Yeligeti picked the 16-member squad led by Ajinkya Rahane. It also has the likes of Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, and Siddhesh Lad, who are going to be critical to Mumbai chances for back-to-back wins in the tournament.
Here is the Mumbai squad for their upcoming Ranji Trophy clash against Tripura in Agartala:
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Akhil Herwadkar, Shreyas Iyer, Siddhesh Lad, Suryansh Shedge, Hardik Tamore (wk), Sidhaant Addhatrao (wk), Shams Mulani, Karsh Kothari, Himanshu Singh, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Mohd. Juned Khan, Royston Dias
