KL Rahul named in Karnataka Ranji Trophy squad against Haryana | cricket news

Experienced India batsman KL Rahul was on Monday named in the Karnataka squad to face table-toppers Haryana in their final Ranji Trophy Elite Group C league match, starting January 30. Rahul was given a clean bill of health by the BCCI medical team as the wicketkeeper-batsman was rehabilitating from an elbow that was a concern after the tour to Australia, where he played all five Tests. PTI had reported on January 21 that Rahul would play for Karnataka in the final match of the league, which will be his first Ranji Trophy match since appearing against Bengal in Kolkata in 2020. Most top Indian players like Rishabh Pant , Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja appeared for their respective domestic sides in the previous round but Rahul was left out of the match against Punjab which Karnataka won by an innings and 207 runs in M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Rahul is expected to train with the Karnataka team, which will be led by opener Mayank Agarwal, from Tuesday.

Karnataka also received a boost in their pace bowling department with Vidwath Kaverappa making a comeback after missing a major chunk of the ongoing domestic season due to injury.

Karnataka is placed third in Group C with 19 points behind leaders Haryana (26) and Kerala (21).

A win, preferably with a bonus point, is mandatory here for Karnataka to keep their knockout hopes alive.

Karnataka Squad vs Haryana: Mayank Agarwal (Captain), Kl Rahul, Shreyas Gopal (Vice-Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, KV ANEESH, R Smaran, Kl Shrijith (WK), Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Raj, Prasidh Krishna, Vides Yashovardhan Parantap, Nikin Jose, Sujay Sateri (WK), Mohsin Khan.