New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The BCCI is pushing all centrally contracted players to feature in domestic cricket. Following this directive, former India captain Rohit Sharma confirmed his availability for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament (SMAT). He made the decision during the ongoing India vs South Africa ODI series, despite having retired from T20Is last year.

According to a report in TOI, Rohit informed the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) of his availability for the knockout stages. He will travel directly to Indore, the venue for Mumbai's matches, after the third ODI against South Africa on 6 December in Visakhapatnam.

Mumbai has won all its league matches and is currently at the top of the table. The SMAT knockouts are schedu...