India batter Prithvi shaw will face his former domestic team of Mumbai as he represents Maharashtra In a three -day training match at the MCA Stadium in Gahunje from October 7 to 9. Shaw, who started his career in a first-class cricket for Mumbai in the 2016-17 season and made his test debut in 2018-19, changing his loyalty after last season. He joined Maharashtra together Jalaj Saxenawho previously played for Madhya Pradesh and Kerala. Both Shaw and Saxena have been included in the Maharashtra squad, which also features Indian batter Ruturaj gaikwad. Meanwhile, Mumbai is expected to be led by India All-or-Ara Shardul Thakurthat will take over the red ball leadership from Ajinkya rahane. However, the team will miss the Star Batter Shreyas iyerwho has rested from the red cricket of the ball due to the back problem. Iyer has been withdrawn from India’s second unofficial four -day match against Australia A and a series of two Indian tests against West Hindia. The Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) has announced a free entry for fans to watch this practice match. Following the game, Mumbai may announce their squad for 2025-26 Ranji trophy Opener, expected on October 10 or 11. The 42-time Ranji champion is at Elite Group D and will start their season against Jammu and Kashmir at the Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium from Srinagar from October 15-18. Other teams in Group D include Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Pondicherry. Maharashtra, placed at the Elite Group B, will face the Kerala in their opening season in Thiruvananthapuram from October 15-18. Group B also had last year’s finalists, Saurashtra, Chandigarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Goa.Squad:Mumbai: Shardul Thakur, Musheer Khan, Akhil Herwadkar, Save Parkar, Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dube, Akash Anand, Hardik Tamore, Shams Mulani, Tanush Koian, Himanshu Singh,Maharashtra: Prithvi Shaw, Arshin Kulkarni, Siddhesh Veer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ankeeet Bawie (C), Saurabh Nawale (WK), Jalaj Saxena, Vicky Ostwal, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Pradad Dhade, Hitesh Walunj, Mandar Bhandari (WK), Harshal, Siddharth Mhatre, Rajwardhan Hanggarekar, Rajneesh Gurbani.
