Ajinkya Rahane's Mumbai release three ODI players before must-win Ranji Trophy clash after defeat to Jammu and Kashmir at home

Ajinkya Rahane's Mumbai release three ODI players before must-win Ranji Trophy clash after defeat to Jammu and Kashmir at home
Rohit Sharma giving a pep talk to Mumbai Ranji team players on Day 3 of the clash.

Highlights:

Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal did not live up to the expectations against Jammu and Kashmir.

Rohit, Iyer and Jaiswal are expected to join the camp for ODI series against England on February 2.

Mumbai will take on Meghalaya in their must-win match.

Defending champions Mumbai will be without the services of their star players in their last group stage clash of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 against Meghalaya starting January 30. England ODI series-bound players -- captain Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal -- have been released by the Ajinkya Rahane-led side. 

As per a report by Times of India, Rohit, Jaiswal and Iyer are expected to attend the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Naman Annual awards in Mumbai on February 1. A day after they will join the short camp in Nagpur days ahead of the ODI series opener against England.

Earlier, Mumbai lost the services of their all-rounder Shivam Dube who has been added to the T20I squad for England series after Nitish Kumar Reddy was ruled out due to an injury.

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How Rohit, Iyer and Jaiswal fared in the previous clash 

India's Test and ODI captain Rohit was dismissed for a single-digit score in the first innings. He entertained the crowd with three sixes and two fours in the second innings but departed for a 35-ball 28.

Jaiswal was dismissed for a single-digit score too. In the second innings, he got a start but could not convert it into a big score. The southpaw was dismissed for 26.

Iyer who has been in good form of late hit a six and a four each before departing in the first innings. He attacked in the second innings as well with four boundaries but could not go on to get a big score either.

In addition, Dube had a disappointing outing as well. He was dismissed for a duck in both innings. With the ball, he managed to take one wicket from seven overs.

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Mumbai still alive in Ranji Trophy 

In the last game, Jammu and Kashmir beat Mumbai after a long gap of over 10 years. Mumbai are currently placed third in Elite Group A table with three wins from six games. Jammu and Kashmir are at the top followed by Krunal Pandya's Baroda with four wins each from six games. Mumbai still have a chance of qualifying to the next stage if they beat Meghalaya by a bonus point. They would also hope that Jammu and Kashmir beat Baroda. If the match between top two sides of the group ends in a draw, they would home Baroda concedes a first innings lead.