Gaikwad And Shaw Included In Maharashtra’s Squad For Buchi Babu Tournament

Pune: Right-handed batter Ruturaj Gaikwad and Prithvi Shaw have been named in Maharashtra’s 17-member squad for the All India Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament happening in Chennai from August 18 to September 9.

Senior batter Ankit Bawane will lead the side in the competition, which offers Shaw his first major opportunity to turn out for Maharashtra after moving on from Mumbai ahead of the new domestic cricket season.

Shaw, 25, will be aiming to revive his cricketing career after his fitness and discipline issues saw him being dropped from the Mumbai squad in the Ranji Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy competitions last season.

Gaikwad, who featured in India A’s tour games before the Test series in England, is also set to return to domestic action after pulling out of his county championship stint with Yorkshire at the last minute.

Both Gaikwad, who has been practising at his IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings’ High Performance Centre in Chennai, and wicketkeeper Saurabh Nawale are expected to leave after Maharashtra’s opening match to join the West Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy semi-final, happening at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) grounds in Bengaluru on September 4. IANS

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