CSK all-rounder Shivam Dube has been ruled out of the Ranji Trophy knockout stage due to shoulder injury.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Shivam Dube has been ruled out for Mumbai for the Ranji Trophy knockout stage due to a shoulder injury. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) announced the squad for the Ranji trophy knockout stage on Monday as they named Prithvi Shaw as the captain. The squad will not feature veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane as he has been sidelined for two months at least due to hamstring injury.
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The Salil Ankola-led selection committee has named prolific youngster Musheer Khan in the squad with star players like Yashashvi Jaiswal, Dhaval Kulkarni and Tushar Deshpande also included. Mumbai play Uttarakhand in the quarterfinals from June 6 to 10 in Bangalore.
Squad: Prithvi Shaw (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bhupen Lalwani, Arman Jaffer , Sarfaraz Khan, Suved Parkar, Aakarshit Gomel, Aditya Tare, Hardik Tamore, Aman Khan, Sairaj Patil, Shams Mulani, Dhrumil Matkar, Tanush Kotian, Shashank Attarde, Dhaval Kulkarni , Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Awasthi , Roystan Dias, Siddharth Raut and Musheer Khan.
The knockout matches of the prestigious Ranji Trophy will be played after the completion of the Indian Premier League 2022. The league stage of the Ranji Trophy was completed before the start of the lucrative tournaments with eight state teams set to play in the knockout stage. The resumption of the Ranji Trophy season will see a few players joining their respective state teams from the IPL 2022 bio-bubble.
It is reported that there will be no mandatory quarantine in place for the players featuring in the Ranji Trophy but bio-bubble will be maintained for the safety of the players and other support staff. Furthermore, the teams and the players will have to submit a negative RT-PCR report on their arrival to the venue.