Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer Among Stars Named In Mumbai Probables For Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer were on Saturday named in Mumbai's list of 28 probables for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which is scheduled to be held from vember 23 to December 15.

India's premier domestic T20 competition will end up dividing Ranji Trophy into two halves along with 50-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy this season.

league round will be played from vember 23 to December 5, while kckouts will be held from December 9-15.

Shaw's inclusion in list of 28 players comes as a fresh lease of life for explosive batter who found himself out of reckoning in Ranji Trophy for defending champions Mumbai.

25-year-old, who has played five Tests, six ODIs and one T20I for India since making his international debut six years ago, was dropped from Mumbai squ for ir away Ranji Trophy clash against Tripura owing to fitness and disciplinary matters.

Shaw h t been attending Mumbai’s training sessions on a regular basis and also appeared a “little overweight”, which led to selectors looking at or options.

"You have to look at his fitness and his running when he is on field. MCA has a rich history and re cant be exceptions for a certain player," an official from Mumbai Cricket Association h told PTI.

right-handed batter was seen going through his fitness drills on second day of Ranji Trophy clash between Mumbai and Odisha at Shar Pawar Cricket Acemy in Bandra-Kurla Complex here.

probables list also features India and Mumbai’s in-form batter Shreyas Iyer, who is forcing his name back into national reckoning with scores of 142 and 233 in his last two outings in Ranji Trophy.

Among those included are comeback man Siddhesh L, who me 169 in his last outing and all-rounder Shams Mulani, who ended his barren run with ball to take 6/115 and 5/71 in Mumbai’s massive win against Odisha.

Mumbai Probables: Prithvi Shaw, Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jay Bista, Shreeraj Gharat, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Suryansh Shedge, Ishan Mulchandani, Siddesh L, Hardik Tamore (wk), Aakash Anand (wk), Sairaj Patil, Akash Parkar, Shams Mulani, Himanshu Singh, Sagar Chhabria, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Sylvester Dsouza, Royston Dias, Yogesh Patil, Harsh Tanna, Irfan Umair, Vinayak Bhoir, Krutik Hanagavi, Shashank Attarde, Juned Khan.