Prithvi Shaw had damage his knee in August whereas representing Northamptonshire.
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Prithvi Shaw, the opening batter who has been on the sidelines due to a knee harm, is about to return to aggressive cricket later this week after being added to Mumbai’s squad for the Ranji Trophy Group B tie against Bengal, to be performed in Kolkata from Friday.
Ever since Shaw suffered a severe knee harm in August whereas representing Northamptonshire against Durham in England’s one-day championship, he has undergone a rigorous restoration and rehab beneath the watchful eyes of the medical workers on the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
“Once the NCA notified to us of Prithvi having been cleared fit, the selection committee has added him to the squad for the next Ranji Trophy game,” mentioned Ajinkya Naik, the Mumbai Cricket Association secretary.
Mumbai, the group topper, will thus have a 17-member squad in Kolkata, with Ajinkya Rahane on the helm and vice-captain Shams Mulani having joined ace pacer Tushar Deshpande within the India A squad. With Bhupen Lalwani having emerged as Mumbai’s top-scorer this season with 314 runs, Shaw will possible are available for Jay Bista, who has been inconsistent on the high.
The match can be livestreamed on the official broadcaster’s streaming platform.
The squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Capt.), Prithvi Shaw, Jay Bista, Bhupen Lalwani, Shivam Dube, Amogh Bhatkal, Suved Parkar, Prasad Pawar (wk), Hardik Tamore (wk), Suryansh Shedge, Tanush Kotian, Atharva Ankolekar, Aditya Dhumal, Mohit Avasthi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Royston Dias, Sylvester Dsouza.
