Left-arm spinner Nilesh Kulkarni will lead Mumbai in the West Zone limited-overs tournament, to be held in Ahmedabad from January 10 to 17. He replaces originally named captain Sairaj Bahutule.
Announcing the change, Mumbai Cricket Association joint-secretary Lalchand Rajput said Onkar Khanvilkar will replace the injured Bahutule in the squad, which takes on Baroda first on January 10.
Bahutule suffered a hamstring injury during Mumbai's penultimate Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group A match against Karnataka last month and has not recovered.
The squad: Nilesh Kulkarni (capt), Ajit Agarkar (vice-capt), Wasim Jaffer, Vinayak Mane, Vineet Indulkar, Amol Muzumdar, Nishit Shetty, Vinayak Samant, Ramesh Powar, Usman Malvi, Wilkin Mota, Praful Waghela, Bhavin Thakkar, Rahul Thakur and Onkar Khanvilkar.
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