Mumbai retain same squad for Ranji final

The Mumbai selectors headed by Padmakar Shivalkar have retained the same 15-man squad that won the semi final against Saurashtra at Chennai for the Ranji Trophy final against Uttar Pradesh at Hyderabad from January 12-16.

The team, led by opener Wasim Jaffer and including stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan who made their first appearance of the season for Mumbai in the clash against Saurashtra, is aiming to clinch the crown for the 38th occasion.

The team would be accompanied by coach Pravin Amre, manager Nitin Dalal, physio Dr Aijas Ashai and trainer Amogh Pandit, a Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) release said on Thursday.

The squad: Wasim Jaffer (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Agarkar, Amol Muzumdar, Rohit Sharma, Ramesh Powar, Zaheer Khan, Sairaj Bahutule, Vinayak Samant (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Dhaval Kulkarni, Abhishek Nayar, Usman Malvi, Sahil Kukreja and Ankit Chavan.