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Buchi Babu Tournament 2025: Maharashtra on Thursday announced a 17-member squad for the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament, naming India batters Ruturaj Gaikwad and Prithvi Shaw in the list.

Ankit Bawane will lead the Maharashtra squad in the Buchi Babu Tournament, scheduled to start in Chennai from August 18 to September 9. Shaw, who had left Mumbai before the start of the season and joined Maharashtra, will play his first assignment.

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The 25-year-old will be keen on a turnaround after a torrid outing last season with Mumbai, being dropped on the grounds of fitness and discipline by the domestic giants.

Gaikwad will also look to make his mark after featuring in the warm-up matches between India A and India ahead of the national team's Test series in England.

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.

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Maharashtra 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.

With PTI Inputs