The MCA Emerging Team members and office-bearers at a press briefing in Mumbai on June 16, 2025.
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Promising all-rounder Suryansh Shedge will lead a 17-member Mumbai Emerging team on a four-week exposure tour to the United Kingdom, starting June 28.
Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) secretary Abhay Hadap announced the squad and the tour fixtures while spelling out the objectives of the tour at a press conference on Monday.
Shedge, who has all but cemented his place in the Ranji Trophy, will have three more teammates — Musheer Khan, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Himanshu Singh — with Ranji caps for company for the five two-day and four one-day matches against various opponents.
“Most of the players have middle-class background, so it’s a huge step by the MCA to organise the exposure trip,” Shedge said.
“I have always been a busy cricketer. I like to contribute with the bat, the ball and in the field. Captaincy has presented me with another aspect to remain involved in the game. I am looking forward to adapting in alien conditions and helping all my teammates to learn as much as we can in these nine games.”
Besides competing and training at various venues, the team will also visit Lord’s. Shedge, who will tour England for the first time, stressed all the players were excited to relish the experience, “where we saw the World Test Championship final earlier in the week”.
The squad: Suryansh Shedge (Capt.), Vedant Murkar (vice-capt.), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ayush Vartak, Ayush Zimare, Himanshu Singh, Manan Bhatt, Musheer Khan, Nikhil Giri, Pragnesh Kanpillewar, Pratik Yadav, Prem Devkar, Rishikesh Gore, Harsh Aghav, Harshal Jadhav. Prince Badiani, and Zaid Patankar.
Coach: Ramesh Powar; assistant coach: Deepak Patil; manager: Armaan Mallick; physiotherapists: G. Suresh Kumar and Vinayak Parteki; analyst: Shankar Tanna.
Published – June 17, 2025 03:01 am IST
