MUMBAI: Injured pacer
Shardul Thakur does not feature in Mumbai's
Ranji Trophy squad for their quarter-final match against Karnataka beginning on December 7.
Thakur suffered an injury to his left shoulder while dropping a catch on the opening day of Mumbai's last league game against Tripura which the hosts won by 10 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium.
Even Shreyas
Iyer
, who has been picked in the Indian side for the ODI series against Sri Lanka, has not been included in the squad.
The squad, to be led by
Aditya Tare, includes their in-form young batsman
Prithvi Shaw and opener
Jay Bista.
A senior Mumbai Cricket Association official today told PTI that
Thakur
has been advised rest and hence was not considered for selection.
Other regulars - Akhil Herwadkar, Siddesh Lad, Surya Kumar Yadav, senior pro
Dhawal Kulkarni, medium pacer Akash Parkar and left-arm spinner
Karsh Kothari - have all been named in the squad.
The domestic cricket powerhouse stormed into the quarterfinals after a comprehensive win over Tripura.
The 41-time Ranji Trophy champions will lock horns with Karnakata in Nagpur for a place in the semifinals.
Squad: Aditya Tare (Captain), Surya Kumar Yadav (Vice Captain), Dhawal Kulkarni, Siddhesh Lad, Jay Bista, Prithvi Shaw, Akhil Herwadkar, Sufiyan Shaikh, Akash Parkar, Karsh Kothari, Sagar Trivedi, Vijay Gohil, Shivam Malhotra, Shivam Dube and Shubham Ranjane.
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