Ranji Trophy quarterfinal: KL Rahul, Prasidh Krishna out from squad

Ranji Trophy quarterfinal: Karnataka have announced a 20-member squad for their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Uttar Pradesh, starting June 6 at the KSCA Cricket Ground in Alur. Ranji Trophy quarterfinal: KL Rahul, Prasidh Krishna out from squad.

The Karnataka will miss the services of KL Rahul and Prasidh Krishna, who will be busy with national duty. Rahul will lead the Indian team in the five-T20I series against South Africa, while Krishna has been picked for the fifth Test against England.

The Karnataka squad is scheduled to leave for the UK in the third week of June. However, the tall and lanky pacer has been advised to skip the game to manage his workload. Meanwhile, V Kaushik has been recalled to the squad to bolster Karnataka’s pace attack. The 29-year-old, who last featured in the 2019-20 season, has represented Karnataka in 39 First-Class games.

The team’s spin arsenal also looks decent with Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, J Suchit and KC Cariappa in their squad. Their strength, however, lies in their batting. With Mayank Agarwal, captain Manish Pandey, R Samarth, Karun Nair and Devdutt Padikkal in their ranks, Karnataja boast one of the best batting units in the country.

Karnataka squad Ranji Trophy quarterfinal 2022:

Manish Pandey (C), Samarth R (VC), Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair, Siddharth KV, Nischal D, Sharath Srinivas (WK), Sharath B R (WK), Shreyas Gopal, Gowtham K, Shubhang Hegde, Suchith J, Cariappa KC, Ronit More, Koushik V, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Venkatesh M, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kishan S Bedare.