Veteran all-rounder Shardul Thakur has been ruled out of Mumbai’s next Ranji Trophy game against Haryana. The match, which is to be played at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy in Mumbai, will start on Monday.

Siddhesh Lad’s side has begun the season on a high with a win over Chandigarh at home. This was followed by a victory over Himachal Pradesh in the away game at Bilaspur. Mumbai are at the top of the table in Elite Group D with 14 points, followed by Haryana, who have 13 points.

The 35-year-old suffered a finger injury before the season and hasn’t recovered. Thakur was last seen playing for West Zone in the Duleep Trophy game against North Zone, where he scored just ten runs and also picked up one wicket.

He hasn’t played for India since the 2025 Manchester Test in England. So far, he has been part of 13 Tests, taking 33 wickets and also scoring 377 runs with four fifties. Shardul also played 47 ODIs and 25 T20Is, taking 65 and 33 wickets each.

He also played nine games for the Mumbai Indians, taking 12 wickets with a best of 4/39 and scoring 24 runs in IPL 2026. Tushar DeshpandeMohit Avasthi, and Sylvester D’Souza have stepped up for Mumbai in the bowling department this season.

Mumbai are missing key players

Ayush Mhatrewho played against Chandigarh and scored 48 runs, is more or less out for the entire season. The 19-year-old has recently undergone surgery for a grade four hamstring tear and is likely to miss four months of cricketing action. He will not only miss the Ranji Trophy season, but also the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy as well.

Another player who will not be part of the next game is Yashasvi Jaiswalwith the batter already in New Zealand. The 24-year-old is currently part of the India A squad that is playing New Zealand A in the first of three unofficial Test matches.