A two-Test series is currently underway between India and South Africa. The Indian team has lost the first match, and now it’s the turn of the second match. The second match is scheduled to be played in Guwahati from November 22nd. There’s still some suspense about the playing eleven.
Karnataka announced their team
Meanwhile, a team has been announced for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Karun Nair and Devdutt Padikkal have been included in the Karnataka team. However, the question is whether Padikkal will get a chance to play in this tournament.
Squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is going to be held soon. The first match will be held on November 26th. Karnataka has announced its team for this. The names doing the rounds are Devdutt Padikkal and Karun Nair. Mayank Agarwal will lead the team. Devdutt Padikkal is currently with Team India, which is preparing to play the second Test match in Guwahati. The second Test match will begin on November 22nd. This means that if Devdutt plays in this match and is included in the playing eleven, he may miss some matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Karnataka.
Additionally, all eyes will be on Karun Nair during the match, who returned to Team India after nearly nine years. He played four matches during the England series, but managed only one half-century in eight innings. After this, he was dropped from the team again. However, Karun Nair hasn’t lost hope and will be looking to make a comeback with a better performance. The important thing is that the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament is held in the T20 format, so IPL teams are keeping an eye on it so they can secure players who perform well here during the auction.
Karnataka squad: Mayank Agarwal (captain), McNeil Noronha, KL Shreejith, Karun Nair, R Smaran, Abhinav Manohar, Shreyas Gopal, Shikhar Shetty, Vaisakh Vijaykumar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Vidyadhar Patil, Shreevats Acharya, Shubhangi Hegde, Praveen Dubey, BR Sharath and Devdutt Padikkal.