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Mumbai pick Suryakumar and Dube for Ranji quarter-final against Haryana
Neither has been a regular in the first-class circuit but have been included by the defending champions for the knockout contest
ESPNcricinfo staff
04-Feb-2025
Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube have returned to Mumbai's 18-man Ranji Trophy squad after long gaps for their quarter-final fixture against Haryana, to be played from February 8 to 12 in Lahli.
Suryakumar, India's T20I captain who led the team to a 4-1 series win over England recently, played against Maharashtra earlier in the season, one of only two first-class games he has played since the final of the 2023 Duleep Trophy in July 2023. Dube has also stayed away from the format in recent times. He played the game against Jammu & Kashmir in late January - the same one that featured Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the order - but that was his only Ranji game of the season.
Both Suryakumar and Dube were in action against England in the five-match T20I series, but while Dube had a good time of it in the two matches he played - 53 in 34 balls in the fourth T20I and 30 in 13 to go with 2 for 11 with the ball in the fifth - Suryakumar was off the boil, totalling 28 runs in five innings with two ducks.
Full postShami to be rested for Bengal's opening Vijay Hazare Trophy game
He will sit out of the match against Delhi on December 21 in Hyderabad
ESPNcricinfo staff
19-Dec-2024
India pacer Mohammed Shami will be rested for Bengal's opening Vijay Hazare Trophy fixture against Delhi.
Shami, looking to showcase full fitness with one eye on a potential return to the India Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, was originally named in Bengal's 20-member squad for the List-A tournament. But now he will sit out of the match in Hyderabad on December 21.
On Wednesday, though, India Test captain Rohit Sharma had said in Brisbane that Shami was being troubled by swelling in his knee. He had also said that Shami would not be considered unless he is "200% fit" and that updates on his fitness should ideally come from the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
Full postShami named in Bengal's Vijay Hazare Trophy squad
The seamer has been trying to regain fitness for the ongoing Test series in Australia
ESPNcricinfo staff
14-Dec-2024
Mohammed Shami has been named in Bengal's 20-member squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy as he looks to prove his fitness for the ongoing Test series in Australia.
After the second Test in Adelaide, Rohit Sharma had said the "door is very much open" for Shami to join the squad in Australia, but he reiterated caution over his fitness. India are currently playing the third Test in Brisbane; the fourth one starts on December 26 in Melbourne.
Shami, who last played for India at the 2023 ODI World Cup, had an ankle surgery this February. He returned to action with the Ranji Trophy in November and took seven wickets in the match against Madhya Pradesh.
Full postHardik Pandya to play Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
His brother Krunal will lead the Baroda side who open their campaign against Gujarat on November 23
ESPNcricinfo staff
19-Nov-2024
Hardik Pandya will feature in the Krunal Pandya-led Baroda squad for the 20-over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which begins on November 23. Both the Pandya brothers will be in action, a day before the IPL mega auction kicks off in Jeddah.
Under Krunal, Baroda had made the 2023-24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final, where they lost to Punjab in Mohali. Hardik's return to domestic cricket is a significant boost for the side. Hardik had last played for Baroda in 2018-19, in a Ranji Trophy game. His last appearance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was way back in January 2016, when he was uncapped in international cricket.
Last month, Hardik was retained by Mumbai Indians and will remain their captain. Meanwhile, Krunal was released by Lucknow Super Giants and will be part of the auction.
Full postMohammed Shami in Bengal squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The squad also includes Abhishek Porel and Shahbaz Ahmed
ESPNcricinfo staff
18-Nov-2024
After having marked his return to competitive cricket with a match haul of seven wickets in the Ranji Trophy, fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been named in Bengal's squad for the 20-over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which will begin on November 23.
Shami's strikes in his first competitive game since the 2023 ODI World Cup final in November last year, helped Bengal earn six points against Madhya Pradesh in Indore.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament is another chance for Shami to prove his form and fitness. The 34-year-old will be in action for Bengal against defending champions Punjab in Rajkot on November 23, a day before the IPL 2025 mega auction kicks off in Jeddah. This will be Shami's first T20 game since the IPL 2023 final.
Full postShreyas Iyer to captain Mumbai in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane have also been included in the 17-member squad
PTI
17-Nov-2024
Shreyas Iyer has been named captain of the 17-member Mumbai squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, to be played from November 23 to December 15.
The squad also features Ajinkya Rahane who has been captaining Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy with the first half of the competition ending recently, Prithvi Shaw, and Siddhesh Lad, who has also been among runs.
Iyer has been in red-hot form this Ranji Trophy season as he looks to make his way back into the Indian side, scoring 452 runs at 90.40 with two centuries.
Full postWait for Shami's comeback continues
Shami has been recovering from an ankle injury
ESPNcricinfo staff
04-Nov-2024
Mohammed Shami remains out of action even as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury that has sidelined him since November last year.
Speaking at an event last month, Shami had said that he had started bowling at his "100%" and that the "results are good". He didn't find a place in Bengal's squad for the next two rounds of the Ranji Trophy, where they take on Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
Anustup Majumdar, the veteran batter, will continue to lead the side with Abhimanyu Easwaran away in Australia turning out for India A against Australia A. Abhimanyu's state mates Abishek Porel and Mukesh Kumar are also part of that tour, while Akash Deep, who hasn't been part of the Ranji Trophy yet as he has been a part of the India Test side, isn't included either.
Full postSamson set to miss the third round of the Ranji Trophy
The Kerala batter wants to undergo treatment for a mucus cyst on his lower lip
ESPNcricinfo staff
24-Oct-2024
Kerala's Sanju Samson wants to undergo treatment for a mucus cyst on his lower lip, which will rule him out of the third round of the Ranji Trophy season which begins this Saturday. He has opted for the procedure so he can be fully ready for India's T20I tour of South Africa in November, having recently received the backing of the team management to be their new opening batter.
Samson repaid that faith in the last T20I that he played, two weeks ago against Bangladesh, scoring a century that served as the foundation of a total of 297 for 6. Immediately after that performance, he made himself available to play the second round of the Ranji Trophy for Kerala, but that four-day game, in Alur against Karnataka, was rained out with only fifty overs of the first innings possible. Samson was at the crease unbeaten on 15 off 13 balls with two fours and a six to his name when play was called off on the second day never to resume.
Kerala, who are in second place on the Group C table with a win and a draw, will play Bengal from October 26 to 29 in Kolkata. Samson will not be with them, a KCA official confirmed on Thursday, and they may have to make do without him in the longer term as well because if he is picked for the T20Is in South Africa, which begin on November 8 and end on November 13, he will be unavailable for their matches against Uttar Pradesh (November 6-9) and Haryana (November 13-16).
Full postBCCI rejects CAB's request to defer domestic games because of cyclone threat in Bengal
The state association had written to BCCI secretary Jay Shah
ESPNcricinfo staff
24-Oct-2024
The BCCI has rejected Cricket Association of Bengal's (CAB) request to defer two of its home matches because of the looming threat of Cyclone Dana. The CAB had asked to defer one game each of the Ranji Trophy and the Under-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy, to be held in Kolkata and Kalyani respectively, by a couple of days.
The senior Bengal side is scheduled to take on Kerala at the Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground in Kolkata as the third round of the Ranji Trophy begins on Saturday, with the cyclone expected to make landfall and be at its most intense in Odisha and Bengal on Thursday and Friday.
The BCCI has scheduled a slightly longer gap between matches for this season, which may have given hope to the CAB of the request getting approved. Once the Bengal versus Kerala clash finishes on October 29, they will have almost a week before their next match, starting on November 6 in Bengaluru against Karnataka. The same will apply for Kerala who will travel back home, to Thumba, for their fourth-round fixture to host Uttar Pradesh from November 6.
Full postIyer to miss Mumbai's next Ranji Trophy match for personal reasons
Akhil Herwadkar and Karsh Kothari have been drafted into the squad as replacements
PTI and ESPNcricinfo staff
23-Oct-2024
Shreyas Iyer will miss Mumbai's next Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match, against Tripura away in Agartala, due to personal reasons.
Iyer has requested the Mumbai senior men's selection committee for some time off and his appeal has been accepted, a senior official from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) confirmed to PTI on Wednesday.
Iyer has played all three of Mumbai's domestic games this season. He scored a half-century to help Mumbai lift the Irani Trophy before making 142 in their second Ranji game, against Maharashtra.
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