Mumbai on Tuesday announced their 21-member squad for the Ranji Trophy which will be conducted after a year’s gap. However, their gun bowler Tushar Deshpande missed out despite fully recovering from a rib injury.

Chief selector Salil Ankola spelt out why Deshpande could not make it. “In the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 [tournament], he had a side strain and missed half the tour. After coming back, he practised with the Indian Test team [at the MCA-BKC ground]. The strain got worse. He went to the Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he fractured his rib.