India captain Rohit Sharma has been included in the 17-member Mumbai squad for the first match of the second leg of the Ranji Trophy, commencing on January 23.
Fellow opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal also finds a place in the team that will take on Jammu and Kashmir at the MCA-BKC Ground in Mumbai. Ajinkya Rahane will lead the team, which also features Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer, and Shardul Thakur.
Mumbai is currently placed third in Group A with 22 points from five matches. Baroda leads the table with 27 points, while J&K is placed second with 23.
The BCCI recently made it compulsory for all Indian cricketers to participate in domestic cricket, except when there are issues with fitness.
Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad
Ajinkya Rahane (C), Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Iyer, Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dube, Hardik Tamore (WK), Akash Anand (WK), Tanush Kotian, Shams Mulani, Himanshu Singh, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Awasthi, Sylvester Dsouza, Royston Dias, Karsh Kothari
