While Mulani, Kotian and Deshpande eye runs and wickets to push Test case as Ranji season begins against Chandigarh at Wankhede today, Sarfaraz and Jaiswal seek consolidation too; teenaged deputy Ayush Mhatre will be desperate to make it count

Rishabh Pant will captain Rest of India against Ranji champions Jammu and Kashmir, while Vipraj Nigam earns a call-up following Varun Chakaravarthy's injury