Prithvi Shaw to lead Mumbai in Ranji knockouts

Prithvi Shaw will lead Mumbai in the knock-out rounds of the Ranji Trophy, beginning from June 6 in Bengaluru. Mumbai are set to play Uttarakhand in the quarterfinals and the Salil Ankola-led senior selection committee on Monday picked the 21-member squad, which was announced late night.

The selectors have reposed their faith in batter Sarfaraz Khan, who had a decent IPL for Delhi Capitals. Other young batters, including Armann Jaffer and Yashasvi Jaiswal have also been named in the squad along with veteran wicket-keeper batter Aditya Tare.

The bowling attack is led by experienced pacer Dhawal Kulkarni and has all-rounder Shams Mulani and pacer Tushar Deshpande. Shreyas Iyer will be on national duty for the T20 series against South Africa.