Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prithvi Shaw included in Maharashtra squad for Buchi Babu tournament

Pune, Aug 14 (PTI) India batters Ruturaj Gaikwad and Prithvi Shaw were on Thursday named in Maharashtra’s 17-member squad for the All India Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament to be played in Chennai from August 18 to September 9.

Ankit Bawane has been named captain of the Maharashtra squad.

It will be the first assignment for top-order batter Shaw who had left Mumbai before the start of the season and joined Maharashtra.

The 25-year-old will be eager to make a fresh start after a torrid run last season with Mumbai, being dropped on the grounds of fitness and discipline by the domestic giants.

Gaikwad, who featured in the warm-up matches between India A and India ahead of the national team’s Test series in England, will also be keen to make his mark.

However both Gaikwad and keeper Saurabh Nawale are expected to leave after playing one game as they would need to link up with the West Zone squad in Bengaluru for the Duleep Trophy. West Zone have received direct entry into the semi-finals and will play their first game on September 4.

Squad: Ankit Bawane (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prithvi Shaw, Siddhesh Veer, Sachin Dhas, Arshin Kulkarni, Harshal Kate, Siddharth Mhatre, Saurabh Nawale (wk), Mandar Bhandari (wk), Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Pradeep Dadhe, Vicky Ostwal, Hitesh Walunj, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar. PTI DDV KHS