Kamal Ghorui
HYDERABAD: Helmed by Mohammed Siraj, Hyderabad will look to give table toppers Mumbai a run for their money when they clash in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium beginning from Thursday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Siraj will lead the hosts for the first time on the domestic circuit and his influence was evident as the hosts prepared a green strip as against the usual batterfriendly wicket.
Hyderabad are fourth in the table with 13 points from one win, a loss and three draws, making their road to the knockouts a tough one. The visitors, led by Siddesh Lad in the absence of regular skipper Shardul Thakur, have 24 points from three wins and two draws. A favourable result here will seal their spot in the next round.Aman Rao set for debut However, both teams will be missing some key players here. The hosts will be without opener Tanmay Agarwal (285 runs in five matches) and leftarm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan (23 wickets in four matches), who are out with shoulder and hamstring injuries, respectively. P Aman Rao, who slammed a double century in the recently-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Bengal and was acquired by Rajasthan Royals, is set for his debut, confirmed Hyderabad coach DB Ravi Teja.Mumbai meanwhile, will also be without Yashasvi Jaiswal and allrounder Tanush Kotian, who has suffered a hand injury. Lad has been their batting mainstay, scoring 530 runs with three centuries this season. Shams Mulani is No. 3 on the charts with 28 wickets apart from scoring 285 runs.
