Mumbai : Formidable Mumbai got a major boost for the crucial semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy with the availability of three top players, two of whom missed the whole or part of the league phase. Rohit Sharma, teenage sensation Prithvi Shaw and batsman Ajinkya Rahane are the three batsmen who will turn out for Mumbai in the semi-final. Of these, Sharma, who played in the quarter-finals of the national ODI tournament, will be available for at least the semi-final along with Shaw and Rahane.
Mumbai’s chief selector and former India pacer Ajit Agarkar confirmed that all the three players were available to play in the semi-final. Mumbai beat Bihar by nine wickets in a lop-sided affair in the quarters. Shaw had played in the initial part of the tournament for before making a spectacular debut in the Test series against the Windies in which he picked up the man of the series award. The semi-finals will be played on October 17 and 18. Mumbai will face Hyderabad on Wednesday.