India opener Mayank Agarwal was on Tuesday named as Karnataka’s captain for their first two rounds of Ranji Trophy matches against Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, while pacer Prasidh Krishna will continue to chart his comeback to top-flight cricket through the domestic season.
The Karnataka squad will be coached by K Yere Goud.
Karnataka will face MP at Indore from October 11, while the former champions will take on Kerala in Bengaluru from October 18.
After winning the Duleep Trophy, Agarwal will be eager to be among some big runs to impress the selectors, and Prasidh also needs better numbers in the wicket column.
The 28-year-old took just four wickets across two matches in the Duleep Trophy while appearing for India A, and he so far has failed to pick up a wicket for the rest of India in Mumbai’s first innings in the ongoing Irani Cup at Lucknow.
Devdutt Padikkal too will be hoping for a fair run in Ranji after the Duleep Trophy’s success and pacer Vysakh Vijayakumar, who holds the BCCI pace bowler’s contract, will be eager to make his presence felt.
However, pacer Vidwath Kaverappa, who is dealing with an injury, did not find a place in the 16-member squad.
There will be some focus on all-rounder Shreyas Gopal too as he has returned to the state after playing for Kerala last season.
Karnataka squad: Mayank Agarwal (captain), Nikin Jose, Devdutt Padikkal, R Smaran, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Gopal, Sujay Sateri, Hardik Raj, Vyshak Vijayakumar, Prasidh Krishna, Vasuki Koushik, Luvnith Sisodia, Mohsin Khan, Vidyadhar Patil, Kishan Bedare, Abhilash Shetty.
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