Siddhesh Lad, captain of Mumbai, and vice-captain Ayush Mhatre addressed the pre-season press conference organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association at Wankhede Stadium ahead of the new Ranji Trophy season (Pics: Ashish Raje)

Defending champions Mumbai got their Ranji Trophy campaign back on track with an emphatic nine-wicket win over Maharashtra in their Ranji Trophy 2024-25 second Group A league game on Monday, offsetting the heavy loss to Baroda in the opening game. Moments after the win, the Sanjay Patil-led selection committee excluded Prithvi Shaw from a 16-member squad for their third Ranji Trophy 2024-25 league game against Tripura, despite his debut centuries in the Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, and Test cricket. MCA Secretary Hadap told Mid-Day that the 24-year-old opener's poor fitness was the reason for his omission from the Mumbai squad. (Pic: AFP)