Younger opener Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead a 20-member Maharashtra squad within the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, the state’s cricket association said on Saturday. The Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) introduced its squad for the national ODI championship, starting February 20, on its Twitter deal.
The 24-year-old Rurutaj, an upcoming opener, had grabbed the eye in final yr‘s Indian Premier League (IPL), when he starred for the Chennai Super Kings.
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Moreover Ruturaj, the batting division includes the skilled Kedar Jadhav, Rahul Tripathi, Ankeet Bawane, Naushad Shaikh, whereas Nikhil Naik and Vishant Extra have been named as the 2 wicketkeepers
The bowling assault will embrace slow-left arm orthodox spinners Satyajeet Bachhav, Jagdish Zope, pacers Ashay Palkar, Manoj Ingle, Pradeep Dadhe and left-arm speedster Mukesh Choudhary. Maharashtra is positioned in Elite Group D for the event together with Delhi, Mumbai, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Pondicherry and shall be taking part in its matches in Jaipur.
Maharashtra’s campaign begins towards Himachal Pradesh on February 21.
20-member Squad:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Rahul Tripathi, Ankeet Bawane, Naushad Shaikh, Kedar Jadhav, Azim Kazi, Nikhil Naik (WK), Vishant More (WK), Satyajeet Bachhav, Ashay Palkar, Taranjeet Singh Dhillon, Shamshuzma Kazi, Pradeep Dadhe, Mukesh Choudhary, Manoj Ingle, Rajyavardhan Hangargekar, Jagdish Zope, Yash Nahar, Yash Kshirsagar, Ranjeet Nikam. Head coach: Santosh Jedhe