India batter Okay.L. Rahul will miss Karnataka’s upcoming Ranji Trophy match in opposition to Punjab beginning this Thursday on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium right here.
It’s understood that Rahul is nursing an elbow damage, and has communicated to the workforce administration that he wouldn’t be obtainable for the must-win recreation that’s set to characteristic Punjab’s Shubman Gill. Rahul is nevertheless anticipated to play the final match in opposition to Haryana, additionally at dwelling, from January 30.
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Karnataka, which is positioned a precarious fourth within the Elite Group-C desk (5 matches, 12 factors), will look to hold ahead the arrogance from its latest Vijay Hazare Trophy triumph,
Karnataka although must do with out pacers Vidwath Kaverappa and V. Vyshak owing to accidents. Kaverappa, who hasn’t performed since September 2024, is pencilled in to take the sector in opposition to Haryana.
The squad
Mayank Agarwal (Capt.), Shreyas Gopal, Devdutt Padikkal, Okay.V. Aneesh, R. Smaran, Okay.L. Shrijith, Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Raj, Prasidh Krishna, V. Koushik, Abhilash Shetty, Yashovardhan Parantap, Nikin Jose, Vidyadhar Patil, Sujay Sateri, Mohsin Khan.