Sarfaraz Khan to captain Mumbai in Buchi Babu Tournament

Sarfaraz Khan has been named Mumbai’s captain for the Buchi Babu All-India Invitational Tournament in Tamil Nadu - a red-ball competition which will serve as a preparation for the Ranji Trophy. The Sanjay Patil-led selection panel announced the squad on July 3 (Saturday).

Ajinkya Rahane, who led Mumbai to their 42nd Ranji Trophy title earlier this year, will miss the tournament. The 36-year-old is currently in England, playing for Leicestershire. 

Shams Mulani (undergoing rehab at NCA) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (stress fracture) will also miss the competition, starting in Chennai on August 15. Siddhesh Lad and Akhil Herwadkar, who have now returned back to Mumbai, are also part of the squad.

This is the first time Sarfaraz will be captaining Mumbai. The right-handed middle-order batter made his Test debut during the home series against England earlier this year, scoring 200 runs in five innings at an average of 50.

Squad - Sarfaraz Khan (c), Divyansh Saxena, Amogh Bhatkal, Akhil Herwadkar, Siddhesh Lad, Musheer Khan, Nutan Goel, Suryansh Shedge, Hardik Tamore, Prasad Pawar, Tanush Kotian, Atharva Ankolekar, Himanshu Singh, Dhanit Raut, Sylvester Dsouza, Junaid Khan, Harsh Tanna.

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