BENGALURU: Chasing their ninth Ranji Trophy title, Karnataka named a 20 -member squad for the knockouts which get under way here on June 6. The hosts begin their campaign with the quarterfinal against Uttar Pradesh.
The team, led by Manish Pandey, will miss opener KL Rahul and pacer Prasidh Krishna, who will be away on national duty, Although the Indian team leaves for England in the third week of June for the one-off Test match, Prasidh, who played the IPL final for Rajasthan Royals on Sunday, will not feature in the premier red-ball competition due to workload management.