Mumbai, July 21: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar's name does not figure in the Mumbai Ranji Trophy probables list for pre-season 45-day training camp to be held at the Wankhede Stadium from July 28 as the world's best batsman has decided to train on his own. However, Tendulkar's schoolmate and former Indian Test batsman Vinod Kambli, who preferred to play league cricket in South Africa last year, has declared himself available for Mumbai team this season and has been included in the 25-member probables' list.
"Tendulkar's name is not mentioned as the Mumbai star has decided to train on his own before the all important Irani Trophy five-day match between Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai and rest of India to be held at Chennai from September 18-22," Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) joint secretary Prof Ratnakar Shetty told a news agency today. "The names of opening batsman Wasim Jaffer and paceman Avishkar Salvi, who are doing duty with the India 'A' squad in England, are also missing while another paceman Ajit Agarkar and opening batsman Vinayak Mane will join camp as soon as they come back from England where they are playing for minor counties," he added.

Probables' list: Ajit Agarkar, Vinod Kambli, Bhavin Thakkar, Harshad Rawle, Pushkaraj Jadhav, Sushant Manjrekar, Onkar Khanvilkar, Vinit Indulkar, Abhishek Nair, Wilkin Mota, Vijay Singh, Rajesh Verma, Swapnil Hazare, Usman Malvi, Vinayak Samant, Manish Bangera, Abhijit Shetye, Nishit Shetty, Rajesh Pawar, Viraj Pai, Vinay Dandekar, Rupam Malviya, Abhijit Tapase, Amit Velaskar and Nilesh Patwardhan. Bureau Report