Ranji Trophy: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal & Shreyas Iyer Missing From Mumbai Team For Final League Match

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Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer not included as the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) announced the 16-player squad for their upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Meghalaya set to be played from Thursday (January 30) in Mumbai.

The Mumbai Cricket Association Senior Selection Committee consisting of Sanjay Patil (Chairman), Ravi Thaker, Jeetendra Thackeray, Kiran Powar and Vikrant Yeligeti selected the player who will play Mumbai's last league stage match at the MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, BKC, Mumbai.

The most prominent faces missing from the 16-player include India captain Rohit, young opener Jaiswal and middle-order batter Shreyas, who are set to be part of the Indian squad for the upcoming ODI series against England.

The trio had flopped in Mumbai's abysmal display against Jammu and Kashmir last week. The defending champions lost the contest by five wickets, which has put their chances of qualification in jeopardy.

Following a 5-wicket defeat, the defending champions' chances of qualification have taken a major hit. J-K now sit at the top of Group A, while Mumbai slipped to the third spot. Even a victory against Meghalaya may not be enough to ensure their qualification if J-K and Baroda stay ahead of them.

In his first Ranji outing since a decade, Rohit was dismissed for just three runs in the first innings and followed that up with 28 in the second innings in which the 'Hitman' played some delightful strokes before being dismissed for a short stint.

Jaiswal opened the innings with Rohit, scoring four and 26 runs in both innings, while Shreyas Iyer, who has displayed stupendous form in domestic cricket, had a sub-par outing with scores of 11 and 17.

The famed batting trio will be a part of India's upcoming three-match bilateral ODI series against England, which will serve as the best way for the preparation of next month's Champions Trophy.

The three-match ODI series will begin on February 6 in Nagpur. The second and the third ODI will be played on February 9 and 12 in Cuttack and Ahmedabad, respectively before the Champions Trophy begins on February 19.

Also missing from the Mumbai team that lost to J&K is all-rounder Shivam Dube, who has is part of the Indian T20I squad to face England. Ajinkya Rahane will continue to lead the side that also includes Shardul Thakur, Tanish Kotian and Angkrish Raghuvanshi among others. Here is a look at the Mumbai squad:

Mumbai Ranji Trophy Squad

Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Amogh Bhatkal, Siddhesh Lad, Akash Anand (wicketkeeper), Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper), Suryansh Shedge, Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Sylvester Dsouza, Royston Dias, Shreyas Gurav, Atharva Ankolekar.