Zaheer to lead Mumbai in Ranji Torphy quarters

zaheer-khan-test-2Mumbai: Mumbai were bosltered by the inclusion of senior pacer Zaheer Khan who will lead the defending champions in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Maharashtra, to be held at the Wankhede Stadium here from January 8-12.

The 40-time champions, who struggled to make the knockout stage before edging out Gujarat in the do-or-die final Group A league encounter on Thursday, would also benefit by the availability of Abhishek Nayar, who is back after an injury.

The squad: Zaheer Khan (capt), Wasim Jaffer, Abhishek Nayar, Aditya Tare, Kaustubh Pawar, Suryakumar Yadav, Vishal Dabholkar, Javed Khan, Shardul Thakur, Iqbal Abdullah, Sagar Kerkar, Vinit Indulkar, Nikhil Patil (Jr), Sarvesh Damle, Saurabh Netravalkar. Coach: Sulakshan Kulkarni.