International players turning out for their state teams is always a huge plus and Mumbai are set to benefit as India’s limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma has made himself available for the Vijay Hazare Trophy knock-out games.

“Yes he will…we’ll pick the team on October 10 ,” chief selector Ajit Agarkar told the Times of India on Monday. “Rohit will play for us in one or two games. The team will be led by Shreyas Iyer, who captained Mumbai in their last two games in the league stage,” a Mumbai Cricket Association official added.

While Rohit looked in fine form during the recently concluded Asia Cup, he is not a part of India’s Test squad for the two-match series against West Indies. As a result, the couple of games in the Vijay Hazare Trophy will provide him with the perfect training ground.

Interestingly, Sunil Gavaskar had recently said that MS Dhoni too should play in the tournament as that will help the former India skipper stay in touch with the game as he no longer plays Test cricket.

“Absolutely (when asked if Dhoni should feature in domestic cricket). Dhoni should be playing domestic cricket and should be playing the four-day games as well because he will help so many of the emerging players from Jharkhand,”.