Shaw had been on track to return a lot earlier, but the NCA's medical panel headed by Nitin Patel wanted him to withstand higher skill-based workloads and high-intensity mobility drills for a three-week period before giving him a clearance.

Shaw, 24, last featured for India during the tour of Sri Lanka in July 2021, and was last part of the squad for the home T20Is against New Zealand last year.

He lost his place in the Delhi Capitals XI midway through the season, having managed just 106 runs in eight innings. Reflecting on that stint during the season-opening Duleep Trophy in June 2023, Shaw had admitted having been bogged down after a string of low scores.

"Those few innings [at the start of IPL 2023] went in a flash," he had said. "[While] I kept thinking about the first match, I quickly realised three matches had passed. The learning was once the match is done, just leave it there. You can't do anything about it, it's history. You have to keep moving forward."

Mumbai, the 41-time Ranji champions, are currently toppers of Group B, with three wins in four matches, and are primed to make the knockout stages.

Mumbai squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Shivam Dube, Prithvi Shaw, Jay Bista, Bhupen Lalwani, Amogh Bhatkal. Suved Parkar, Prasad Pawar (WK), Hardik Tamore (WK), Suryansh Shedge, Tanush Kotian, Atharva Ankolekar, Aditya Dhumal, Mohit Awasthi, Dhaval Kulkarni, Roystan Dias and Sylvester Dsouza.