India batter Karun Nair is set to return to Karnataka colours after a two-season gap, having been named in the state squad for their Ranji Trophy opener against Saurashtra, beginning in Rajkot on October 15. Nair, who was recently left out of the Indian team for the home series against the West Indies, rejoined Karnataka ahead of this season after representing Vidarbha, where he played a vital role in their triumphant Ranji Trophy campaign last year. The experienced middle-order batter had earlier been named among the probables for the state side. Mayank Agarwal will continue to captain Karnataka, while the squad also features several new faces, including Kruthik Krishna, Shikhar Shetty, and Mohsin Khan. Meanwhile, Anvay Dravid, son of former India captain Rahul Dravid, will lead Karnataka in the upcoming Vinoo Mankad Trophy, which will be held in Dehradun from October 9 to 17. Anvay, who has been the top-scorer for the state in the previous edition, will once again be a key figure at the top of the order.Karnataka Ranji Trophy squad: Mayank Agarwal (captain), Karun Nair, R Smaran, KL Shrijith (wk), Shreyas Gopal, Vyshak Vijayakumar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Abhilash Shetty, M Venkatesh, Nikin Jose, Abhinav Manohar, Kruthik Krishna (wk), KV Aneesh, Mohsin Khan, Shikhar Shetty.Karnataka squad for Vinoo Mankad Trophy: Anvay Dravid (captain, wk), Nitish Arya, Adarsh D Urs, S Manikanth (vice-captain), Praneeth Shetty, Vasav Venkatesh, Akshath Prabhakar, C Vaibhav, Kuldeep Singh Purohit, Rathan BR, Vaibhav Sharma, KA Tejas, Atharv Malviya, Sunny Kanchi, Rehan Mohammed.
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