{
  "id": 16472623,
  "title": "Shardul Thakur To Miss Mumbai's Third-Round Ranji Trophy Clash Against Haryana",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/shardul-thakur-to-miss-mumbais-third-round-ranji-trophy-clash-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T11:12:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/shardul-thakur-to-miss-mumbais-third-round-ranji-trophy-clash-against-haryana"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's star all-rounder Shardul Thakur will miss his team's third-round Ranji Trophy match against Haryana, as he continues to heal from an injury. Thakur had also been absent for the first two rounds due to the same issue. Mumbai has retained the same squad that beat Himachal Pradesh by a bonus point in the previous round. Thakur fractured his right middle finger during a training session before the tournament's opening round and is still not match-fit. He has been training with the squad and has also been seen at a Major League Baseball event in Mumbai. On the recovery, Thakur will commentate for some T20Is in India's ongoing series against New Zealand. He last played in the Duleep Trophy quarter-final for West Zone against North Zone in late August, taking one wicket and scoring 10 runs. Mumbai remains injury-hit with Ayush Mhatre out due to a hamstring injury and Yashasvi Jaiswal in New Zealand for the Test matches. Despite these setbacks, Mumbai is leading Elite Group D with 14 points.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Star all-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to miss Mumbai’s third-round Ranji Trophy clash against Haryana at the BKC complex, starting Monday, as he continues to recover from an injury. The all-rounder had also sat out the first two rounds due to the same issue. Mumbai have retained the same squad that defeated Himachal Pradesh by a bonus point in Bilaspur in the previous round, as per…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}