BENGALURU: Opener Mayank Agarwal will lead Karnataka in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament starting on October 11. Karnataka, will play their Group C fixtures in Mohali. Mayank replaces seasoned batter Manish Pandey at the helm.
While the team is tried and tested there have been some changes. Top-order batter Chethan LR has been rewarded for his consistency with his maiden senior team call-up. The 22-year-old right-handed batter was the second highest run-getter behind Agarwal in the KSCA Maharaja Trophy T20 tournament recently. In the KSCA T20 league he was the top-scorer (259).