Veteran batsman KL Rahul, who is recovering from an elbow injury, was not included in Karnataka's Ranji Trophy squad for the Elite Group C match against Punjab starting here from January 23. Rahul can be a part of the state team for Karnataka's last league match against Haryana on January 30.
The wicketkeeper-batsman has been included in India's ODI squad for the three-match home series against England starting February 6 and the ICC Champions Trophy starting February 19.
Mayank Agarwal will lead
Opener Mayank Agarwal will lead the 16-member team which also includes India's fast bowler Prasidh Krishna and top-order batsman Devdutt Padikkal. Padikkal had recently scored a half-century and a century in three matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy. Shreyas Gopal, who performed brilliantly by taking 18 wickets in Karnataka's victory in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, has been made the vice-captain.
Karnataka team is as follows:
Mayank Agarwal (captain), Shreyas Gopal (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, KV Aneesh, R Smaran, KL Srijit (wicketkeeper), Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Raj, Prasidh Krishna, Vasuki Kaushik, Abhilash Shetty, Yashovardhan Parantap, Nikin Jos, Vidyadhar Patil, Sujay Satheri (wicketkeeper), Mohsin Khan.
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