Nayan Mongia will be the wicketkeeper for the four-day league match against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
This was due to the fact that they had already won the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour.
India 'A' won the tri-series match by 10 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule is confident that Mumbai will defend its Ranji Trophy title successfully.
Skipper Sairaj Bahutule took 5 for 52 as Mumbai won by an innings and 64 runs and made it to the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy.
Spinner Sairaj Bahutule starred in an innings and 138 runs victory in the Ranji Trophy semi-final.\n\n
Reduced to 101 for 7 on day 1, Mumbai did well to reach a respectable total, thanks to an 87-run stand for the eighth wicket between Romesh Powar and Sairaj Bahutule in the Ranji Trophy match.
Former India wicketkeeper Chandrakant Pandit was chosen as the coach of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the seventh day of the Asian Games on Saturday.
Former India players Pragyan Ojha and Ashok Dinda were on Saturday involved in an ugly feud ahead of Bengal's Ranji Trophy group league encounter against Tamil Nadu in Rajkot and both nearly came to exchanging blows during the training session. Both players are important in Bengal's scheme of things and the team management, which includes skipper Manoj Tiwary, coach Sairaj Bahutule and manager Sameer Dasgupta, spoke to them and conveyed that this behaviour was unexpected.
What does Tendulkar miss the most about not being an active player? "I miss the laughter, the seriousness, the celebrations."
Sporting fraternity hails Sindhu's historic World C'ships gold
Fifteen rebel members of Legislative Assembly belonging to Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress and main opposition Telugu Desam Party were today disqualified for voting in favour of a no-confidence motion moved by TRS against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government in March this year.
Bengal wrapped up what was meant to be a four-day Ranji Trophy contest in just one-and-a-half day after blowing away Odisha for an unbelievable 37, prompting the livid visiting team to lodge a complaint about the nature of the pitch with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
38-year-old Brad Hodge and 41-year-old Pravin Tambe engineered a comfortable 30-run victory for Rajasthan Royals against Highveld Lions of South Africa in the Champions League T20, on Wednesday.
India Test regulars like Cheteswar Pujara and Ishant Sharma have also thrown their hat into the ring with base prices of Rs 50 and Rs 75 lakh respectively.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played across the country on Saturday
'In the merry-go-round of Indian cricket, amid abhorrent match-fixing scandals and incessant politicking, Ravi Shastri is a multifaceted personality who, when called upon, can don any hat with ease.'
As India gets set to play its 500th Test, Rajneesh Gupta presents India's memorable Test victories at home.
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