India's sensational batter, Yashasvi Jaiswal, has been ruled out of Mumbai's squad for the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 semi-final against Vidarbha, starting Monday in Nagpur, due to an ankle injury. (More Cricket News)
🍸The 23-year-old sustained pain in his right ankle during a training session last weekend, which might force him to travel to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for further assessment of the injury.
Jaiswal had been named a "non-traveling reserve" in India's ICC 💙Champions Trophy 2025 squad. However, now BCCI will have to find a replacement.
As for his replacement in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚsquad, it isn't a major concern for the defending champions, who boast a star-studded batting lineup featuring Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, and Shardul Thakur.
🌞In the 2024-25 Indian domestic first-class season, Jaiswal has played only one match for Mumbai, a group-stage fixture against Jammu and Kashmir. His outing was underwhelming, managing just 4 and 26 in the two innings, as Mumbai suffered a five-wicket defeat.
♋The semi-final game between Mumbai and Vidarbha will be a rematch of last year's Ranji Trophy summit clash, where Mumbai defeated Vidarbha by 169 runs to lift their 42nd trophy.
