Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Mumbai announces 17-member squad; Rahane to lead

Rahane will lead the Mumbai side [Source: Twitter]

41-times champion, Mumbai have announced their 17-member squad for the upcoming Ranji Trophy season. 

The swashbuckling Surya Kumar Yadav has made himself available for Mumbai's Ranji Trophy 2022-23 campaign after being given a rest for their opening encounter against Andhra. Yadav was rested from India's ongoing Bangladesh tour, after being on the road for 75 days.

In 77 First-Class games, Yadav has 5,326 runs at an average of 44.01, with 14 tons and 26 half-centuries since 2010.

The squad consists of prolific scorers like Prithvi Shaw, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, and Armaan Jaffer.

Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) honorary secretary Ajinkya Naik confirmed about Yadav's availability to The Indian Express.  

Mumbai take on Hyderabad in their second Ranji Trophy game scheduled for December 20, while they play Andhra on December 13.

The 2021-22 Ranji Trophy runners-up will be placed alongside Saurashtra, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Delhi, Maharashtra, Andhra, and Hyderabad in Elite Group B. 

Squad for first Ranji game: 

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Prithvi Shaw, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Armaan Jaffer, Sarfaraz Khan, Suved Parkar, Hardik Tamore, Prasad Pawar, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Awasthi, Siddharth Raut, Roystan Dias, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Attarde, and Musheer Khan.

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