Sairaj Bahutule will be Mhambrey's deputy while Vinayak Samant will keep wickets.
The defending champions retained the title by virtue of their first innings lead against Tamil Nadu in the Elite championship final.
Sairaj Bahutule (4 for 96) and Wahid Sayyed (3) were the wreckers-in-chief as Maharashtra crushed Rajasthan by eight wickets on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Super league match, to open their account with five points.
Superb bowling by Munaf Patel (4 for 54) and Sairaj Bahutule (3 for 2) helped Maharashtra bundle out hosts Rajasthan for a paltry 105 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match at the KL Saini stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday. In reply, Maharashtra were 155 for 3 at stumps.
MCA president Ajay Shirke said a decision on hiring high caliber players will be taken only after th e Australian coach arrives.
Maharashtra Cricket Association president Ajay Shirke expressed ignorance about the players joining the Maharashtra team for the coming season.
Mumbai's captain Sairaj Bahutule will be leading the Borad President's XI against the South Africans.
Chasing 226 for victory, Mumbai were precariously placed at 155 for 7 at stumps in their second innings, still 71 runs short.
A fine all-round display by Sairaj Bahutule powered West Zone to a comprehensive 105-run victory over East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy league match.
Captain Sairaj Bahutule's unbeaten 52 saw Maharashtra recover from 97 for 6 to 183 for 7 on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Delhi.
Their 82-run sixth-wicket partnership enabled Maharashtra end day 1 on 204 for 5, in the Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat.
Also making it to the list was left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan.
They claimed four points in their Duleep Trophy opening tie.
Anil Kumble claimed four wickets and S Sreesanth three to restrict West Zone to 180 for 9 on the second day of the Duleep Trophy match against South Zone.
Nayan Mongia will be the wicketkeeper for the four-day league match against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
In future versions, the app will not only expand its cricket coaching features, but will also focus on other aspects of the sport including mental and physical health, merchandising, and education.
The Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain has been handed the reigns as Dinesh Mongia, who was named skipper earlier, will be leading Punjab in the Ranji Trophy final against Railways.
All-rounder Sanjay Bangar, who had opened the innings for India in the last seven Tests, has been dropped.
The 6 day camp for the probabales got off to a wet start with sharp showers in Bangalore forcing them indoors.
Sairaj Bahutule slammed an unbeaten century amidst controversy to lift Mumbai from 67 for six to 264 for 8 against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy match.
Mumbai were 305 for 3 in the first innings on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Andhra.
Dhiraj Jadhav hit his eighth Ranji hundred as Maharashtra took a 32-run lead over Tamil Nadu on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
India 'A' won the tri-series match by 10 wickets.
The former Mumbai teammates claimed seven wickets to bowl out South Zone for 219. West Zone in reply were four for 2.
The 'Elite' Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Andhra ended in a drab draw.
Despite a late burst by leg spinner Sairaj Bahutule, Mumbai failed to wrap up Uttar Pradesh's second innings as the hosts finished on 205 for seven wickets.
The skipper excelled with bat and ball as Mumbai beat Orissa by 158 runs in the quarter-finals of the Ranji knock-out tournament.
Opener Gautam Gambhir fell four runs short of his second successive century, but Delhi's batting crumbled after his dismissal in the post-lunch session.
The 22-year-old fast bowler will play in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy matches against Delhi and UP.
The touring Indians beat Zimbabwe's Select XI to post their second victory on the tour.
The Zimbabwe Select XI were 125 for nine in their second innings, just 18 runs ahead with only one wicket remaining.
The duo rallied the Indians from 26 for 3 without further loss on the opening day of the four-day match against Zimbabwe Select XI in Harare.
His unbeaten 119 enabled Mumbai take a 219-run first innings lead and tighten its grip on the Ranji Trophy final.\n\n
Sairaj Bahutule claimed match figures of 10 for 95 as Mumbai crushed Hyderabad by an innings and 152 runs in the Ranji Trophy semi-final.
Sairaj Bahutule took 4 for 42 to dismiss Hyderabad cheaply in their first innings on the first day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final.
Kerala were bowled out for a paltry 165 on the opening day of the Group-A Elite Ranji Trophy match.
Bishnoi feels comfortable in both kinds of roles, attacking as well as a restrictive one.
Leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule is confident that Mumbai will defend its Ranji Trophy title successfully.
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