<p>R Vinay Kumar will lead Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy opener against Tamil Nadu, beginning on Sunday at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Karnataka are the defending champions, and they have selected almost the same squad that delivered them the tile in 2013. Off-spinner Udit Patel has made a comeback into the squad that has 16 players after a lengthy break. <br /><br />The lone new face in the squad is Shishir Bhavane. The 23-year-old Hubballi left-hander has come in for KL Rahul, who is currently in Australia with the India Test squad. <br /><br />Bhavane, who made his State debut against Tamil Nadu at Secunderabad in the South Zone one-dayers for the Subbiah Pillai Trophy, has impressed with a couple of good knocks, including a match-winning unbeaten 81 against Hyderabad. <br /><br />The notable absentee is Amit Verma, who scored a hundred in the semis last season against Punjab, as the left-hander has shifted his base to Kerala this year.<br /><br />The squad: R Vinay Kumar (captain), CM Gautam (vice-captain/wicketkeeper), Robin Uthappa, Mayank Agarwal, R Samarth, Manish Pandey, Karun Nair, Kunal Kapoor, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Udit Patel, A Mithun, HS Sharath, S Arvind, Abrar Kazi, Shishir Bhavane. Batting coach: J Arun Kumar; Bowling coach: Mansur Ali Khan. <br /><br />Karuna named skipper<br />Karuna Jain has been named captain of the 15-member State women’s team which will participate in the Group ‘B’ inter-state one-day meet at Perecherla and Guntur from Dec 6 to 14. <br /><br />Team: Karuna Jain (captain & wk), Rakshita K (vice-captain), Vanita VR, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Veda Krishnamurthy, Akanksha Kohli, Rameshwari Gayakwad, Vandana Mahajan, Pushpa Kiresur, Divya G, Ramya S, Prathyusha C, Pooja Panchal, Sahana S Pawar, Shubha S. Coach: Kalpana V; Assistant coach: Gayathri KR.<br /></p>
<p>R Vinay Kumar will lead Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy opener against Tamil Nadu, beginning on Sunday at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Karnataka are the defending champions, and they have selected almost the same squad that delivered them the tile in 2013. Off-spinner Udit Patel has made a comeback into the squad that has 16 players after a lengthy break. <br /><br />The lone new face in the squad is Shishir Bhavane. The 23-year-old Hubballi left-hander has come in for KL Rahul, who is currently in Australia with the India Test squad. <br /><br />Bhavane, who made his State debut against Tamil Nadu at Secunderabad in the South Zone one-dayers for the Subbiah Pillai Trophy, has impressed with a couple of good knocks, including a match-winning unbeaten 81 against Hyderabad. <br /><br />The notable absentee is Amit Verma, who scored a hundred in the semis last season against Punjab, as the left-hander has shifted his base to Kerala this year.<br /><br />The squad: R Vinay Kumar (captain), CM Gautam (vice-captain/wicketkeeper), Robin Uthappa, Mayank Agarwal, R Samarth, Manish Pandey, Karun Nair, Kunal Kapoor, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Udit Patel, A Mithun, HS Sharath, S Arvind, Abrar Kazi, Shishir Bhavane. Batting coach: J Arun Kumar; Bowling coach: Mansur Ali Khan. <br /><br />Karuna named skipper<br />Karuna Jain has been named captain of the 15-member State women’s team which will participate in the Group ‘B’ inter-state one-day meet at Perecherla and Guntur from Dec 6 to 14. <br /><br />Team: Karuna Jain (captain & wk), Rakshita K (vice-captain), Vanita VR, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Veda Krishnamurthy, Akanksha Kohli, Rameshwari Gayakwad, Vandana Mahajan, Pushpa Kiresur, Divya G, Ramya S, Prathyusha C, Pooja Panchal, Sahana S Pawar, Shubha S. Coach: Kalpana V; Assistant coach: Gayathri KR.<br /></p>
