No surprises in Mumbai squad

Sairaj Bahutule will lead Mumbai against Rest of India in the Irani Trophy at Mohali. The squad, announced today, was almost identical to the on that triumphed in the final of the Ranji Trophy in Chennai last season.

Apart from Bahutule, Ramesh Powar and Nilesh Kulkarni were the two other spinners in the side while Avishkar Salvi and Munaf Patel are likely to open the bowling. Mumbai's batting depth was a crucial part of their success last season and the line-up is unlikely to be changed.

A full-strength Rest of India team won the Irani Trophy last year with Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman starring in a thrilling run-chase.

Mumbai squad
1 Wasim Jaffer, 2 Vinayak Mane, 3 Vinod Kambli, 4 Amol Muzumdar, 5 Bhavin Thakkar, 6 Vinayak Samant (wk), 7 Sairaj Bahutule (capt), 8 Ramesh Powar, 9 Robin Morris, 10 Avishkar Salvi, 11 Munaf Patel, 12 Vineet Indulkar, 13 Nilesh Kulkarni, 14 Swapnil Hazare, 15 Rohit Sharma