History will repeat itself tomorrow if Ankush Jaiswal is named in Mumbai's playing XI in their Ranji Trophy fixture against Railways at Wankhede Stadium — a groundsman's son will be seen in Mumbai Ranji colours just like Eknath Solkar did when he made his debut against Saurashtra at Jamnagar in 1967.


Spinner Ankush Jaiswal with his father Ramkishan at the MIG Cricket Club in Bandra yesterday. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

On Friday, the Milind Rege-led selection committee picked 23-year-old off-spinner Ankush in Mumbai's squad to take on the Railwaymen. Ankush's father Ramkishan is a groundsman at the MIG Cricket Club in Bandra (East) since 1976, long before it became an important venue on the city's cricketing landscape.