NEW DELHI: Resilient opener Mayank Agarwal has triumphed over a recent health scare and is set to resume his role as the captain for Karnataka in their upcoming Ranji Trophy Group C match against Tamil Nadu in Chennai starting from Friday.
Following their match against Tripura, the Indian batter faced an alarming situation after ingesting a liquid during the team’s flight to Surat.
The 32-year-old was subsequently admitted to a hospital to address a burning sensation in his mouth and throat.
As a result of this health scare, he was unable to participate in Karnataka’s recent fixture against Railways.
Nevertheless, following thorough medical examinations, he received a clean bill of health, dispelling any concerns of significant medical issues and paving the way for his return to the team.
Promising batter Nikin Jose had led Karnataka against Railways in the absence of Agarwal and the former champions eked out a nervy one-wicket win at Surat with veteran Manish Pandey making an unbeaten fifty.
Currently, Tamil Nadu lead the Group C with 21 points, same as Karnataka. But TN are leading the chart because of their better net run rate 2.06.
Agarwal’s return will boost their batting as the Karnataka opener so far has scored 310 runs from four matches at an average of 44 with two hundreds and a fifty.
Karnataka have also received further boost in batting as the in-form Devdutt Padikkal too will be available selection for this match.
From three matches, the left-hander has amassed 369 runs at an average of 92.25 with two hundreds.
Padikkal missed the last match because the 23-year-old was part of the India A squad that faced England Lions at Ahmedabad.
Opener Dega Nischal and Abishek Shetty moved aside for Agarwal and Padikkal.
Karnataka squad against TN: Mayank Agarwal (captain), Nikin Jose (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Samarth R, Manish Pandey, Sharath Srinivas (wk), Aneesh KV, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Vasuki Koushik, Shashikumar K, Sujay Sateri (wk), Vidwath Kaverappa, Venkatesh M, Kishan S Bedare, Rohit Kumar AC, Hardik Raj.
Coach: PV Shashikanth.
(With inputs from PTI)
Following their match against Tripura, the Indian batter faced an alarming situation after ingesting a liquid during the team’s flight to Surat.
The 32-year-old was subsequently admitted to a hospital to address a burning sensation in his mouth and throat.
As a result of this health scare, he was unable to participate in Karnataka’s recent fixture against Railways.
Nevertheless, following thorough medical examinations, he received a clean bill of health, dispelling any concerns of significant medical issues and paving the way for his return to the team.
Promising batter Nikin Jose had led Karnataka against Railways in the absence of Agarwal and the former champions eked out a nervy one-wicket win at Surat with veteran Manish Pandey making an unbeaten fifty.
Currently, Tamil Nadu lead the Group C with 21 points, same as Karnataka. But TN are leading the chart because of their better net run rate 2.06.
Agarwal’s return will boost their batting as the Karnataka opener so far has scored 310 runs from four matches at an average of 44 with two hundreds and a fifty.
Karnataka have also received further boost in batting as the in-form Devdutt Padikkal too will be available selection for this match.
From three matches, the left-hander has amassed 369 runs at an average of 92.25 with two hundreds.
Padikkal missed the last match because the 23-year-old was part of the India A squad that faced England Lions at Ahmedabad.
Opener Dega Nischal and Abishek Shetty moved aside for Agarwal and Padikkal.
Karnataka squad against TN: Mayank Agarwal (captain), Nikin Jose (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Samarth R, Manish Pandey, Sharath Srinivas (wk), Aneesh KV, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Vasuki Koushik, Shashikumar K, Sujay Sateri (wk), Vidwath Kaverappa, Venkatesh M, Kishan S Bedare, Rohit Kumar AC, Hardik Raj.
Coach: PV Shashikanth.
(With inputs from PTI)
