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Finally announced the team! Karun Nair’s Miraculous Comeback! ‘These’ players were included in the playing eleven

Samira Vishwas | November 21, 2025 8:24 AM CST

Karnataka squad announced for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy : The two-Test series between India and South Africa is underway and after losing the first match, the Indian team is now gearing up for the second Test match in Guwahati from November 22. Meanwhile, the Karnataka squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy has been announced. In which many names have been included.

Karnataka squad announced for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be played from November 26. Karnataka seems to have announced a strong squad for the tournament. In this team, prominent players like Karun Nair and Devdutt Padikal were given place in the team. Mayank Agarwal has been given the lead of this team. Who has been given a major opportunity in T20 cricket after a long break.

Will Devdutt Padikal place in the team, compete?

Devdutt Padikkal is currently part of Team India against South Africa. He is likely to participate in the second Test starting from November 22. If he is named in the playing eleven, he is expected to miss the opening matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

An opportunity for Karun Nair to seize the opportunity

Karun Nair, who returned to the Indian team after almost nine years, was given an opportunity to play four matches during the England series. However, he could only score one half-century in the series. After that he was dropped from the team. Now, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is going to be his chance to prove himself. Because this T20 format will also attract the attention of IPL teams.

Mayank Agarwal to captain

Mayank Agarwal has been given the reins of Karnataka. He was a part of RCB last season, but after being released, now he will have a great chance to perform well and increase his value in the IPL auction. As an opener, he will be eyed by many franchises.

The entire team of Karnataka is as below

Mayank Agarwal (captain), McNeil Noronha, KL Sreejeet, Karun Nair, R. Smaran, Abhinav Manohar, Shreyas Gopal, Shikhar Shetty, Vaishakh Vijayakumar, Vidwat Kaverappa, Vidyadhar Patil, Srivats Acharya, Shubhangi Hegde, Praveen Dubey, BR Sharath and Devdutt Padikal.