In a serious improvement, 26-year-old gifted Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw is all set to switch star batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad because the captain of Staff Maharashtra.
Prithvi Shaw will exchange Ruturaj Gaikwad because the captain and lead Staff Maharashtra within the league stage stage of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26.
Ruturaj Gaikwad absent from Maharashtra match
Gaikwad, who leads Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) within the Indian Premier League (IPL), is without doubt one of the unfortunate cricketers in India who has not been in a position to get common minutes regardless of performing effectively attributable to India’s stacked line-up throughout codecs.
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He has performed 23 T20Is and 6 ODIs for the Indian nationwide cricket group. His final look in ODI cricket was on 19 December 2023 in opposition to Gukebela and his final T20I look was on 13 July 2024 in opposition to Zimbabwe in Harare.
Regardless of being out of the set-up, Ruturaj Gaikwad didn’t cease his efforts and was rewarded by the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) choice committee led by Ajit Agarkar.
He has been chosen in India’s ODI squad for the house sequence in opposition to the South African nationwide cricket group and can battle it out with Yashasvi Jaiswal for a spot within the prime order.
Ruturaj Gaikwad was chosen for his heroic efficiency for India A within the not too long ago concluded three-match one-day sequence in opposition to South Africa A, the place he was topped prime scorer.
The gifted right-handed batsman delivered a shocking knockout of 117 runs on 129 throws within the opening recreation, scoring 210 runs in three innings and in addition profitable the Participant of the Sequence award.
Prithvi Shaw replaces Ruturaj Gaikwad as captain
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 will start on November 26 and can characteristic a three-match ODI sequence between India and South Africa to be performed on November 30, December 3 and December 6.
With Ruturaj Gaikwad’s departure from the group, the Maharashtra state choice committee has determined handy over the management duty to Prithvi Shaw, who is about to steer Maharashtra within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy League stage.
Notably, on Friday when Maharashtra introduced the 16-member squad for the event, Ruturaj Gaikwad was initially named because the captain and no vice-captain was named.
“On Sunday, a number of sources inside the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation (MCA) confirmed that Shaw could be elevated to the captaincy as soon as Gaikwad leaves. The selectors and group administration had already approached Shaw about taking up the management if required and the opener had been suggested to organize for the position,” a report in Sportstar mentioned.
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Up to date Maharashtra State Squad:
Prithvi Shaw (C), Arshin Kulkarni, Rahul Tripathi, Azim Kazi, Nikhil Naik (WK), Ramakrishna Ghosh, Vicky Ostwal, Tanay Sanghvi, Mukesh Chaudhary, Prashant Solanki, Mandar Bhandari (WK), Jalaj Saxena, Rajvardhan Hangalgekar, Yogesh Dongare, Ranjitnikam
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