Prithvi Shaw
Mumbai Cricket Team: The Mumbai cricket team has played two matches so far in the current Ranji Trophy season, out of which it has won one and lost one match. Mumbai has to play its next match against Tripura from 26 to 29 October at the MBB Stadium in Agartala. The squad has been announced for this. The special thing is that star opener Prithvi Shaw has not been kept in the squad.
Prithvi Shaw is struggling with bad form
Prithvi Shaw has been struggling with very poor form for some time now and it has become difficult to score runs from his bat. Apart from form, his fitness also remains a big problem. He has also been accused of indiscipline. In the press release of Mumbai Cricket, no reason has been given for not selecting Prithvi Shaw. The Mumbai selection committee, comprising Sanjay Patil (chairman), Ravi Thackeray, Jeetendra Thackeray, Kiran Powar and Vikrant Yelagetti, is believed to have felt that Shaw should be dropped for at least one game.
According to the Indian Express report, the team management has informed MCA that Prithvi Shaw has 35 percent body fat and needs rigorous training before coming back to the team. An MCA official said he has been dropped and needs to get back to training and lose body weight to be considered for selection.
Akhil Herwadkar was included in the team
By excluding Prithvi Shaw, Mumbai team has included opening batsman Akhil Herwadkar in the squad. It is not yet decided whether Prithvi will be called in the next match or not. Tanush Kotian is also not included in the squad, who has been selected for the India A team going to Australia. 28 year old spinner Karsh Kothari has been brought in his place.
Played all three formats against India
Prithvi Shaw has played cricket in all three formats for India. He has scored 339 runs in 5 Tests and 189 runs in 6 ODI matches for the Indian team. Apart from this, he has also played one T20 match. He played his last international match for Team India three years ago in the year 2021. At present, there is no possibility of his return to the Indian team.
Mumbai cricket team squad against Tripura:
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Akhil Herwadkar, Shreyas Iyer, Siddhesh Lad, Suryansh Shedge, Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper), Siddhant Adhtarao (wicketkeeper), Shams Mulani, Karsh Kothari, Himanshu Singh, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Awasthi. , Mo. Junaid Khan and Royston Dias.
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