Pune, Oct 6: India batter Prithvi Shaw will be up against his former domestic side Mumbai when he turns up for Maharashtra in a three-day practice match at the MCA Stadium in Gahunje from October 7 to 9.
Shaw, who made his First-Class debut for Mumbai in 2016-17 followed by his Test debut in 2018-19, had left his domestic side after the last season and joined Maharashtra, along with former Madhya Pradesh and Kerala spin-bowling all-rounder Jalaj Saxena.Both Shaw and Saxena have been named in the Maharashtra squad which will also feature India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Mumbai are expected to be led by India all-rounder Shardul Thakur, who is slated to become the full-time captain of the domestic giants after Ajinkya Rahane stepped aside from the role in red-ball cricket.However, Mumbai are set to be without India star Shreyas Iyer who has taken a break from red-ball cricket due to a back issue. Iyer had pulled out of India A’s second four-day unofficial match against Australia A. (PTI)
