Aditya Tare has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ranji Trophy after fracturing his finger during Mumbai’s quarterfinal against Uttarakhand. Prasad Pawar is set to join the squad as his replacement ahead of the semifinal against Uttar Pradesh, starting on Tuesday.
Tare injured the finger while attempting a catch down the leg off pacer Tushar Deshpande in Uttarakhand’s second innings. The scans later revealed a fracture, thus ruling Tare out at least for four weeks.
As a result, Hardik Tamore, the back-up wicketkeeper who led Mumbai to the Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy championship in April, is set to be drafted into the Mumbai XI, with Pawar serving as back-up ’keeper.
