Indian batter Shreyas Iyer after being dropped from the Test squad seems like hasn't showed up for the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai announced a 16-man squad for their Ranji Trophy match against Assam and Iyer wasn't one of those names.
After spending more than five months on the sidelines due to injury, the young Mumbai opener made a sensational return to competitive cricket by smashing a 159 off 185 against Chhattisgarh in the Ranji Trophy 2024 match on Friday, February 9.
The in-form Shivam Dube smashed 72 off just 73 balls against Bengal to boost Mumbai to 330/6 on Day 1 at Eden Gardens. The pace all-rounder now has registered five fifty-plus scores and has taken six wickets in his last six overall matches.
Prithvi Shaw hasn't played for India since July 2021 and injury has kept him away from competitive cricket every now and then. He has been sidelined since August 2023 due to a knee ligament injury that he sustained during One-Day Cup in England. But now he has been declared fit.
Ajinkya Rahane, the former India vice-captain, is struggling for runs in the ongoing Ranji Trophy playing for Mumbai. Rahane, who is not in the scheme of things as far as the Indian team is concerned, hasn't done any good to his chances with two golden ducks in a row.
With England series in sight, the Test specialists and the players on the fringe are playing Ranji Trophy to get accustomed to red-ball cricket or push their case to be in the squad, respectively. One such batter is Shreyas Iyer, who was ignored for the Afghanistan T20Is, with Rohit and Kohli back.
The veteran Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane continues to lead Mumbai in the domestic competitions as the Mumbai Cricket Association announced a strong squad for the first two Ranji Trophy 2024 matches starting on January 5.
Prithvi Shaw got injured during the One-Day Cup in England last month and has been out of action since then. He was in great form in the tournament and also smashed a double-century during his short stint with Northamptonshire.
Prithvi Shaw top-scored with 332 runs in 10 innings to guide Mumbai to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last season.
Bengal stunned heavyweights Karnataka by seven wickets with inspirational performances from pacer Mukesh Kumar and opener Abhimanyu Easwaran to storm into the Syed Mushtaq Ali quarter-finals.
He was 82 years old and is survived by his wife, retired professor Lalita, two daughters and former India cricketer and national selector son Jatin.
Former India pacer Salil Ankola has been retained as the chief selector of Mumbai by the state body's (MCA) Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC).
After winning the Border-Gavaskar trophy, Indian Cricket Team returned from Australia on January 21.
They had shortlisted 24 candidates for various positions and had even met and conducted interviews for senior men's team coach and various other posts.
According to a source in the MCA, the association was forced to extend the last date as it had received only four, five applications for the post of senior men's coach till date.
Shetty, a noted cricket administrator in the country served as the Chief Administrative Officer of the BCCI and also served MCA in various capacities.
Karan Tiwari allegedly hanged himself at his house in Gokulnagar at Goregaon East on Monday night
Cricket in the megalopolis has come to a grinding halt since mid-March due to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic and Mumbai is one of the worst affected cities in the country.
The eight team owners of the Mumbai Premier League (MPL) will be donating Rs 1 lakh each in order to help the groundsmen working on Mumbai maidans who are facing hardships due to COVID-19 lockdown.
The MCA office, situated at Wankhede Stadium, will remain closed till April 14.
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