MUMBAI: Mumbai chief selector Sanjay Patil has made it clear that he’s but to listen to from Rohit Sharma, amidst stories that the previous India captain is ready to make himself obtainable for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“I’ve not obtained any message from Rohit Sharma but. But when he performs for Mumbai, it is going to be good for us. It will likely be a very good factor for the kids. I actually respect this nice step by the BCCI, Ajit Agarkar (chief selector) and Gautam Gambhir (India head coach) (of asking India gamers to prove for his or her groups in home cricket when obtainable),” Patil advised TOI on Wednesday. One other senior Mumbai Cricket Affiliation official too stated that he didn’t have any formal communication on this regard from the veteran batting famous person.Nonetheless, the truth that Rohit skilled on the MCA-BKC floor for practically an hour final week, when Mumbai have been taking part in their dwelling Ranji Trophy sport in opposition to Himachal Pradesh, is an effective sufficient indication that Rohit will need to play some aggressive cricket when he can.

The group stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy might be held between Dec 24, 2025 and January 8, 2026. Mumbai have been positioned in Elite Group C, alongside Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Goa and can play their matches in Jaipur. The three-match ODI sequence in opposition to South Africa might be held from Dec 3-9, whereas the subsequent one in opposition to New Zealand will happen from Jan 11 – each at dwelling.Earlier this 12 months, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) had made it obligatory that every one the India gamers should function in home cricket, when not on nationwide obligation and never injured or recuperating on the Centre of Excellence (CoE). On account of that BCCI directive, Rohit and Virat Kohli each featured in a Ranji Trophy sport for Mumbai and Delhi, respectively. Nonetheless, the 2 greats now solely play within the ODI format for India.Kotian, Awasthi return to Mumbai squadIn the meantime, in an enormous enhance for Mumbai, off-spinner Tanush Kotian and seamer Mohit Sawasthi are set to return to Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy group in opposition to Pondicherry on the Wankhede Stadium from Nov 16. Kotian missed Mumbai’s final two matches as he was busy turning out for India A in opposition to South Africa A on the BCCI’s CoE-he took eight wickets (4-83 & 4-26) within the first of the 2 ‘checks’ of that sequence. In a big improvement, additionally returning to motion after an extended lay-off resulting from harm is seamer Mohit Awasthi, who final performed for Mumbai within the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy semifinal in opposition to Vidarbha at Nagpur in Feb this 12 months. The 32-year-old has taken 99 wickets in 31 first-class matches.Off-spinner Himanshu Singh, who was drafted in Kotian’s place and took three for 26 within the first innings in opposition to Himachal, and seamer Irfan Umair have been excluded from the squad.