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Buchi Babu Tournament: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday announced a 17-member squad, which also features India batter Sarfaraz Khan, for the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament beginning in Chennai later this month.

Young opening batter Ayush Mhatre, who made his First-Class debut last season for Mumbai, has been named a captain. Mhatre left an unforgettable mark in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and was later named captain of the India U-19 team, which went to England for a multi-format tour.

The 17-year-old Mhatre will also captain India in another multi-format tour of Australia starting September 21. On Monday, Mhatre made a stunning comeback to local cricket, slamming 82 off 48 balls for Sainath Sports Club against Dadar Unio Sporting Club in the Kanga League B Division.

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Suved Parkar, an experienced cricketer with eight First-Class matches for Mumbai, has been named vice-captain for the Buchi Babu Tournament, which is slated to run from August 18 to September 9.

The team also features Musheer Khan, who had missed most of the 2024-25 season due to injuries suffered in a car accident.

Mumbai squad: Ayush Mhatre (c), Musheer Khan, Divyansh Saxena, Sarfaraz Khan, Suved Parkar (vc), Pragnesh Kanpillewar, Harsh Aghav, Sairaj Patil, Aakash Parkar, Aakash Anand (wk), Hardik Tamore (wk), Shreyas Gurav, Yash Dicholkar, Himanshu Singh, Royston Dias, Sylvester D'Souza, Irfan Umair. 

Sarfaraz Khan Included In West Zone Squad

Apart from playing for Mumbai in Buchi Babu, Sarfaraz will play for the West Zone team in the Duleep Trophy 2025 after he was named in the Shardul Thakur-led West Zone team.

The 15-member West Zone squad also features Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tushar Deshpande, Shams Mulani, and Tanush Kotian.

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West Zone’s squad for Duleep Trophy 2025: Shardul Thakur (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aarya Desai, Harvik Desai (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jaymeet Patel, Manan Hingrajia, Saurabh Nawale (WK), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Dharmendra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Arzan Nagwaswala.