Karnataka announced on Tuesday that India players KL Rahul, Prasidh Krishna and Karun Nair have been included in the probables list for the upcoming Ranji Trophy season.
Rahul and Prasidh are currently
representing India A in the unofficial Test against Australia A in Lucknow.
The latest Ranji season will commence on October 15. Karnataka, part of Elite Group B and eight-time winners, will start their campaign with a match against Saurashtra in Rajkot.
In addition to Karnataka and Saurashtra, the other teams in the group are Goa, last year’s runners-up Kerala, Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab.
Former Karnataka player Yere Goud will continue as the coach and will join the team after the India Under-19 side’s current tour of Australia.
Other notable names in the 37-member list include India batters Devdutt Padikkal, Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Gopal, India pacer Vyshak Vijayakumar, Vidwath Kaverappa, promising R Smaran, and Mumbai Indians’ wicketkeeper-batter KL Shrijith.
Katti New Chairman
Former Karnataka spinner Anand Katti has been appointed the chairman of the state senior selection committee. He will be joined by former players C Raghu, Amit Verma, and Tejpal Kothari.
Udit Patel, son of former India cricketer and KSCA secretary Brijesh Patel, has been included in the selection committee for the Under-19, Under-16, and Under-14 teams.
(With inputs from PTI)
