Ranji Trophy: Mumbai drop Abhishek Nayar for must-win Tripura tie

Mumbai cricketer Abhishek Nayar (PTI)

Mumbai: Batsman Abhishek Nayar has been dropped from the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad for their must-win game against Tripura, beginning here from Saturday. 

The left-handed batsman and right arm medium pacer had a difficult Ranji season this year managing only 130 runs at 18.57 and eight wickets.

Meanwhile, left-arm spinner Vijay Gohil has come back in the 14-member squad. Reserve spinner Aditya Dhumal has also been dropped. 

This is a must-win game for Mumbai, who have won the Ranji Trophy a record 41 times, to stay in the hunt for the quarterfinals. 

Squad: Aditya Tare (c), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Jay Bista, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Siddhesh Lad, Akash Parkar, Karsh Kothari, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shardul Thakur, Minad Manjrekar, Vijay Gohil, Akhil Herwadkar, Sufiyan Shaikh