Rohit Sharma to feature for Mumbai in Vijay Hazare Trophy QF

Rohit Sharma may also be available for Mumbai for the Vijay Hazare Trophy semifinals if the team wins its last-eight match.

Rohit Sharma finished the Asia Cup as the second-highest run-scorer.

India’s Asia Cup-winning captain, Rohit Sharma, will be available for selection for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals.

While the official selection is scheduled on Wednesday, sources have indicated that Sharma will feature in the fixture, where Mumbai is most likely to take on Bihar — the group-topper from the Plate Division.

Coached by Vinayak Samant, Mumbai has topped the Group A and remained unbeaten in the League stage and two of the matches were washed out.

Read: No Gayle for India series, Samuels returns to ODI squad

“He (Rohit) will feature in the quarterfinals. It will be a big boost to Mumbai,” a senior official said.

Sportstar understands that Sharma will join the team on the Thursday and will feature in the quarterfinal. There is a possibility of seeing him opening the batting for Mumbai.

Sources have indicated that Sharma may feature in the semifinals too, if the team makes the cut.

The quarterfinals for the tournament will start on October 14, with the semifinals on October 17 and 18 and the final on Saturday October 20. All the fixtures will be held in Bengaluru.

Sharma, who has had a great run in the limited-overs cricket lately, has been left out of the Test squad and while India gears up for the second Test against the West Indies in Hyderabad, Sharma will play the Vijay Hazare quarterfinals in a bid to get ready for the limited-overs series that follows the Test series.