Former champions Mumbai will be at full-strength for the Ranji Trophy Super League
final against Bengal to be played here from February 2-6.
Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar
and Ramesh Powar, who are currently doing duty for the country in the
one-day series against West Indies, have been included in the 19-member
squad which was announced today.
Eyeing to regain the honours, the 36-time winners of the national
title will be led by middle-order batsman Amol Muzumdar, the leading run-scorer
for Mumbai this season.
Apart from retaining the eleven that played in the semi-final
against Baroda in an away tie, Iqbal Abdullah, Prashant Naik, Bhavin Thakkar
and Kshemal Waingankar also have been kept as a part of the squad.
Tendulkar last played for Mumbai in the national championship
in 2000-01 against Baroda at MIG Club ground in a zonal Ranji tie while left-arm
seamer Zaheer, who was Baroda's bowling spearhead, would be making his debut
for Mumbai.
Agarkar and Powar played in the Mumbai's final league match
against Maharashtra at Nasik before switching to national duty.
Mumbai Squad: Amol Muzumdar (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit
Agarkar, Zaheer Khan, Ramesh Powar, Sahil Kukreja, Wasim Jaffer, Hiken Shah,
Rohit Sharma, Abhishek Nair, Wilkin Mota, Vinayak Samant (w/k), Nilesh Kulkarni,
Swapnil Hazare, Rajesh Verma, Iqbal Abdullah, Prashant Naik, Bhavin Thakkar
and Kshemal Waingankar.
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