No Junior Mumbai girls at India nets raise eyebrows

When a similar request was made for Mumbai U-16 boys, a lot of them turned up despite some players busy with the Vijay Merchant Trophy. "It is hard to understand why the girls did not come for any of our practice sessions," the source stressed. Excessive heat, according to an Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) source, was one of the reasons why the U-16 girls were not sent. "Firstly, there's only a handful of bowlers in the U-16 category. Secondly, the temperature has been soaring in the last few weeks," said the source.

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