Mumbai's dismal Ranji Trophy performance has put coach Vinayak Samant under the radar. For the second time in a row, the 41-time champions were unable to make it to the knockout stage of Ranji Trophy after being unable to win outright against Saurashtra last week. Mumbai's senior team will perhaps end the season without a trophy.

mid-day has learnt that the members during Tuesday's Apex Council meeting were unanimous in calling for Samant's removal as coach after Mumbai's final Ranji Trophy match ends against Madhya Pradesh.