Who are Aditya Tare and Siddhesh Lad?
VIJAY HAZARE CHAMPS
Roomies. Colleagues. Pillars of Mumbai's middle order

Mumbai's unsung heroes, slipping under the radar © BCCL
In the specs of Mumbai cricket, Lad has become their most reliable batsman. He has scored regularly, reliably and in recent years, become the go-to man every time Mumbai has been in trouble. Before the Vijay Hazare Trophy final, he averaged 46.90 at a strike rate of 92.87 in List A - better than anyone else in the side but Prithvi Shaw. Yet every time Mumbai plays a full strength side, it is he who has to sacrifice his position. Even tomorrow, if there were to be a game and Rohit Sharma was to come back, Lad would have to make way. Such is the might of Mumbai's batting, such is the disappointment of being