Mumbai selection committee name 35 probables for off-season training camp; Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav included

Former India cricketer Raju Kulkarni-led Mumbai selection committee on Friday, June 2, named 35 probable players for an off-season training camp scheduled to be held in the city next week. The list includes big names such as Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav.

The other members of the Indian team who made it to the list are Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur. However, they’re unlikely to participate in the camp as they’re currently in England for the World Test Championship final against Australia starting from June 7, at the Oval.

The other known names called include senior fast bowler Dhawal Kulkarni, all-rounder Shivam Dube, who performed exceptionally in IPL 2023 for the champions, Chennai Super Kings, and young batting stars Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw.

Shreyas Iyer also named for camp while being on his road to recovery

Shreyas Iyer, who went through a back surgery in April for his recurring back injury, has also been named for the camp. Iyer was supposed to start his rehabilitation program at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru two weeks after his surgery. 

Right-arm seamer Siddharth Raut, who played a couple of matches for the 41-time champions in the Ranji Trophy last season, has been dropped.

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Amol Kale, vice-president Sanjay Naik, secretary Ajinkya Naik, joint-secretary Deepak Patil and members of the apex council on the night of Thursday, June 1, hosted the advisory for cricketing matters, which was also attended by former player Milind Rege, Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) chairman, Lalchand Rajput, among others at the Wankhede Stadium. 

Players selected for pre-season camp:

Rohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bhupen Lalwani, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Arman Jaffer, Jayesh Pokhare, Pranav Kela, Hardik Tamore, Prasad Pawar, Siddhant Adhatrao, Shardul Thakur, Dhawal Kulkarni, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Awasthi, Royston Dias, Harsh Tanna, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Vijay Gohil, Dhrumil Matkar, Khizar Dafedar, Parikshit Valsangkar, Sylvester D’Souza, Saksham Jha, Aman Khan, Sairaj Patil, Sujit Nayak, Aditya Dhumal, Shashank Attarde, Atif Attarwala.