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Mumbai announced its squad for the first three matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. The side will be led by Shreyas Iyer, who recently led Mumbai to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 title victory. The committee consisting of Mr. Sanjay Patil (Chairman), Mr. Ravi Thaker, Mr. Jeetendra Thackeray, Mr. Kiran Powar and Mr. Vikrant Yeligeti has selected the following players to represent Mumbai. The tournament will be played from 21st December 2024 at Ahmedabad.
While the team had many talented players, notable names including Prithvi Shaw were dropped. The squad also has India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube. As per a report doing rounds on social media, the veteran cricketer asked for a break due to 'personal reasons' and hence, will miss the first three matches of the tournament.
Mumbai will play its league stage games in Ahmedabad as part of the group C.
Mumbai's squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25
Shreyas Iyer, Ayush Mahtre, Angriksh Raghuvanshi, Jay Bista, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Siddhesh Lad, Hardik Tamore, Prasad Pawar, Atharva Ankolekar, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur, Royston Dias, Juned Khan, Harsh Tanna, Vinayak Bhoir
(With inputs from press release)
