Indian middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan who recently featured for Mumbai in the Irani Cup was not named in the Mumbai's squad for the Ranji Trophy opener against Baroda starting Friday, October 11.
Sarfaraz had scored an unbeaten 222 off 286 balls earlier in the week as Ranji Trophy defending champions, Mumbai defeated the Rest of India in the Irani Cup to end the 27-year wait to win another title.
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Why is Sarfaraz Khan not in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy squad?
The middle-order batter was not named in the squad as he is reportedly set to retain his spot in the Indian squad for the three-match New Zealand Test series starting October 16 in Bengaluru.
He impressed selectors during the limited opportunities he received at international Test level including earlier this year against England where he scored 200 runs including three fifties in five innings.
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What is Mumbai's squad for the Ranji Trophy against Baroda?
Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad vs Baroda: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Siddhessh Lad, Suryansh Shedge, Hardik Tamore (WK), Sidhaant Addhatrao (WK), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Himanshu Singh, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Mohd. Juned Khan, Royston Dias.
What is Sarfaraz Khan's record in FC cricket?
Since making his debut for Mumbai, Sarfaraz switched to Uttar Pradesh once before returning and serving a cooling-off period in Mumbai.
The 26-year-old has since then never looked back and has piled up runs left, right and centre as he knocks the door at India's playing XI ahead of the New Zealand series and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year.
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Highest | 50s/100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 76 | 4422 | 69.09 | 301* | 14/15 |
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