Zaheer to play for Mumbai in Ranji match

Mumbai: Reigning champions Mumbai have included rookie left arm spin bowler Harmeet Singh and Zaheer Khan for the opening Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Punjab from November 3-6 at Chandigarh.

Zaheer would be playing his first long-duration match after undergoing a shoulder surgery, is being led by opener Wasim Jaffer. He had suffered the injury during the second edition of the IPL in South Africa.

The squad:

Wasim Jaffer (capt), Ajit Agarkar (vice-capt), Sahil Kukreja, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Ramesh Powar, Vinayak Samant (wk), Dhaval Kulkarni, Zaheer Khan, Abhishek Nayar, Sushant Marathe, Onkar Khanvilkar, Murtuza Hussain, Iqbal Abdulla and Harmeet Singh. Coach: Pravin Amre.