After Thakur’s heroics, four-star Mulani spins Mumbai to record 48th Ranji Trophy final
Thakur was named the Player of the Match for his hundred and four wickets in the semifinal.
Thakur was named the Player of the Match for his hundred and four wickets in the semifinal.
The Men-in-Blue have made a single change in their Playing XI and have included the third spinner in Axar Patel in place of seamer Shardul Thakur.
The squad for the final displayed a few changes from the team that faced Australia in the four-match series.
The national selectors have picked seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami as a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah, who had to pull out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia starting on Sunday. India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23. Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur have been named as backups and will travel to Australia shortly, the release added.
Mitchell Marsh's 63 and Thakur's brilliant 4/36, which included the wicket of Jitesh Sharma, who threatened to take the match away from the Capitals in the final overs, helped the side seal an important win over PBKS to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Sundar and Thakur have ensured that the visitors remain alive in the fourth Test with their partnership of 77 runs on Day Three. Thanks to that, India reached 253/6 at Tea.
Jadeja was hit on his helmet off a delivery from speedster Mitchell Starc in the last over of India's innings. He was unable to take the field for Australia's innings.
Earlier, on Saturday, Mumbai pacer Shardul Thakur became the first Indian cricketer to resume outdoor training after over two months of break.
Mumbai batsman Hardik Tamore, who made his Ranji debut for the domestic giants last season, was also seen training at the same ground.
Shardul was taken to the cleaners in both T20Is and one-dayers as India first won the T20 series 5-0 only to lose the ODIs 0-3.
