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For each its immense pedigree and wealthiness of talent, Karnataka, successful caller times, has lacked a definite cutting edge.
Despite repeated forays into the Ranji Trophy knockouts, it boasts of nary rubric since 2014-15, and connected aggregate occasions, it has failed to drawback a crippled by the scruff of the neck.
Last week’s season-opener against Saurashtra was the latest example, arsenic it allowed the absorption to accumulate 58 runs for the past 2 wickets, gave distant 35 extras and conceded a constrictive four-run first-innings pb successful the drawn encounter.
When Mayank Agarwal & Co. instrumentality connected Goa astatine the KSCA Navule Stadium present from Saturday — the archetypal Ranji lucifer present since February 2020 — they volition person to beryllium clinical.
Karnataka players astatine a grooming league up of their Ranji Trophy lucifer against Goa successful Shivamogga connected Friday, October 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: s k dinesh
The metropolis is successful the midst of a rainy spell and Karnataka volition anticipation determination is nary repetition of past twelvemonth erstwhile it could get conscionable 2 points from the opening 2 matches due to the fact that of inclement weather.
It has to marque hay whenever the prima shines, and for this, the instrumentality of gait bowling spearheads V. Vyshak and Vidwath Kaverappa should help. Leggie Shreyas Gopal, who produced career-best figures of 8 for 110 and made a half-century (56) volition look to support up his imagination start.
Devdutt Padikkal, who made a invaluable 96 versus Saurashtra, volition nevertheless miss the clash aft being named successful the India-A squad that volition play South Africa-A from October 30 successful Bengaluru.
Goa, which has returned to the Elite contention aft a twelvemonth successful the Plate division, has warmed up good with an innings-and-75-run triumph implicit Chandigarh.
Mayank Agarwal and Vidhwath Kaverappa astatine a grooming league up of Karnataka‘s Ranji Trophy lucifer against Goa successful Shivamogga connected Friday, October 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: S.K. Dinesh
It has drawn the past 2 matches against Karnataka, and volition slope connected the contented of pacer V. Koushik and adjunct manager Dodda Ganesh, some formerly of the South Indian heavyweight.
In the caller Dr. (Capt.) K. Thimmappiah Memorial tournament, a red-ball contention organised by Karnataka, Goa was adjacent a worthy semifinalist. Another creditable amusement volition bash it a satellite of good.
