Mayank Agarwal set to be rested for Mumbai Ranji game ahead of NZ 'A' Tour

India's Test opener Mayank Agarwal will be rested for high-profile away Ranji Trophy game against Mumbai, starting January 3 as a part of workload manment programme by BCCI ahead of A team's tour of New Zealand.

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New Zealand tour begins on Jan 17

Agarwal will be a part of India A squad's shadow tour, where y would play two warm-up List A games, three ufficial ODIs and two four-day 'Tests' before joining senior team for Test matches. tour starts on January 17. With Karnataka opener set to leave with A squad led by Shubman Gill on January 10, it is understood that BCCI had asked state team to exempt Agarwal from upcoming Ranji game. 

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However, Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw will be turning up for Mumbai even though y are also part of A team. While Prithvi like Agarwal will play both formats, Rahane along with Cheteshwar Pujara will be warming-up for Test series by playing second four-day game. As per a report in Cricinfo, Ravikumar Samarth has been recalled by Karnataka for upcoming encounter. 

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