Irani Cup 2024: Rest of India squad announced; Sarfaraz Khan expected to play for Mumbai

The Irani Cup 2024-25 will see the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 champion, Mumbai, take on the Rest of India (RoI) team at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on 1-5 October. The Irani Cup 2024-25 match was scheduled to take place in Mumbai but incessant rain in the financial capital of India has forced BCCI to move the match to Lucknow.

The Ranji Trophy champions, Mumbai, will be captained by Ajinkya Rahane while Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain the RoI team.

Ishan Kishan has found a place in the Rest of India squad, boosting his chances for an India return.

Three players who are currently part of the Indian Test team can also take part in the Irani Cup as the news agency PTI has reported that middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan, wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel, and pacer Yash Dayal are set to be released.

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BCCI, while announcing the Rest of India team, also said: “Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal have been selected in the Rest of India squad and their participation is subject to them not being involved in the second Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur.”

“Sarfaraz Khan who has been retained in the Team India squad for the 2nd Test, will be released to represent the Mumbai team subject to him not being involved in the second Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur,” added the BCCI statement.

Irani Cup squads:

Rest of India squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (WK)*, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal*, Ricky Bhui, Shashwat Rawat, Khaleel Ahmed, Rahul Chahar.

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Mumbai squad (as per media reports): Ajinkya Rahane (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ayush Mhatre, Musheer Khan, Shreyas Iyer, Siddhesh Lad, Suryansh Shedge, Hardik Tamore (wk), Sidhaant Addhatrao (wk), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Himanshu Singh, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Mohammad Juned Khan, Royston Dias.

Irani Cup 2024 Live Streaming:

The Irani Cup match will streamed live on Jio Cinema and the live broadcast will be on the Sports18 network.