An injured R. Smaran will miss Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy match towards Madhya Pradesh, which commences on the Alur (1) Floor in Bengaluru on January 22.
Batter Smaran had missed Karnataka’s Vijay Hazare Trophy semifinal right here on Thursday attributable to a shoulder harm.
Smaran’s absence is a blow, provided that the southpaw has been in tremendous type. Earlier than the Ranji Trophy got here to a break, Smaran had notched up 595 runs at a mean of 119.
Batter KL Rahul isn’t within the squad, regardless of his India ODI duties towards New Zealand ending on January 18. Rahul isn’t part of the T20I squad, which can tackle the Kiwis after the ODIs.
Karnataka sits on prime of Elite Group B with 21 factors.
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