Ajinkya Rahane to steer Mumbai squad in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23; Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur included

Ajinkya Rahane will lead Mumbai within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), which begins on October 11. Mumbai will play its matches in Rajkot.

Ajinkya Rahane to steer Mumbai’s star-studded squad in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23 (Reuters Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSAjinkya Rahane will lead Mumbai in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23Rahane just lately led West Zone to a title triumph within the Duleep TrophyShardul Thakur and Shivam Dube are two capped all-rounders within the squad

Veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane will lead the star-studded Mumbai squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2022-23. Rahane just lately led West Zone to a title triumph within the Duleep Trophy and can now don the captain’s hat within the T20 match.

Mumbai’s star-studded crew contains Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Dhawal Kulkarni and Tushar Deshpande, amongst others. The senior choice committee of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), led by Salil Ankola, chosen all-rounder Shivam Dube for the facet. Hardik Tamore was named the wicketkeeper.

Mumbai are positioned in Group A with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Railways, Uttarakhand, Vidarbha and Mizoram. Ahead of the match, the crew will go away for Ahmedabad on October 2, and play three follow T20 video games in opposition to Gujarat and Rajasthan, earlier than travelling by highway to Rajkot.

Mumbai SMAT 2022-23 squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Hardik Tamore (wk), Prashant Solanki, Dhaval Kulkarni, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Aman Khan, Sairaj Patil, Mohit Awasthi.

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