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Prithvi Shaw to make Ranji Trophy return after harm layoff; included in Mumbai’s squad

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KOLKATA: India batter Prithvi Shaw set to make a return to aggressive cricket after a six-month hiatus as a consequence of a knee harm as he has been included in Mumbai’s squad for the fifth spherical of the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy in opposition to Bengal right here at Eden Gardens.

The choice to incorporate Shaw in Mumbai’ squad got here after a clearance from the Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, following a health check wherein he was deemed match for aggressive cricket.

“Prithvi Shaw is progressing properly in his batting and fielding drills. He’ll bear greater volumes of acceleration, change of course, and agility drills over the subsequent 3 weeks to develop the required robustness for his injured knee ligament earlier than making a return to sports activities, ” The NCA had knowledgeable the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation, as quoted by Cricbuzz.

The 24-year-old, who sustained the harm throughout a county stint with Northamptonshire in August, underwent surgical procedure in London, adopted by three-month rehabilitation course of at NCA.

Shaw’s harm got here at a time when he was in peak kind, main the run charts in England’s home one-day competitors with 429 runs, together with a record-breaking 244 off 153 balls in opposition to Somerset.

Mumbai, the 41-time Ranji champions, presently leads Group B with three wins in 4 matches.

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