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Agarkar to bolster Mumbai attack

Mumbai: Seamer Ajit Agarkar, who picked up a hamstring injury in India's first Twenty20 international against South Africa at Johannesburg on December 1, will bolster Mumbai's attack against Rajasthan in a crucial Ranji Trophy Group `B' Super League match to be played at the Wankhede Stadium here from Tuesday.

After a short workout at the venue on Monday, Agarkar said: "it's been exactly a month since I picked up the hamstring injury and from then I have been following a rehab and recovery programme. I missed the last season entirely because of international commitments.''

Mumbai had trounced Gujarat in its first home match of the season last week and picked up five points. Mumbai drew a blank against Bengal and Punjab, conceding first innings points and thereafter, tasted defeat for the first time against Hyderabad.

"We have to play good cricket over the next four days and not worry about qualifying for the semifinals. All teams in the Super League are good,'' said Mumbai skipper, Amol Mujumdar.

The schedule:

Super League: Andhra vs. Delhi (Vijayawada); Baroda vs. Uttar Pradesh (Vadodara); Karnataka vs. Tamil Nadu (Bangalore); Saurasthra vs. Haryana (Rajkot); Hyderabad vs. Bengal (Hyderabad); Maharshtra vs. Gujarat (Nasik); Mumbai vs. Rajasthan (Mumbai).

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