Karnataka Ranji 2024 Squad: The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has announced a 16-member squad for their first two Ranji Trophy matches.
The Ranki Trophy for the 2023-24 season starts early in 2024 and Karnataka start their campaign against Punjab in Hubli from January 5.

The KSCA named 16 players on Wednesday (December 27) who will be in contention to play in their first two matches of the tournament, against Punjab and then Gujarat.
Mayank Agarwal will lead the Karnataka side as Nikin Jose has been picked up as his deputy. Veteran player Manish Pandey is included in the side, whereas the likes of Devdutt Padikkal, Vidwath Kaverappa are also in the side.
A lot of new names have been introduced in their squad as the senior pros like KL Rahul, Prasidh Krishna will be unavailable for national duties. Also, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal are the other notable absentees from the Karnataka squad.
Mayank Agarwal (C), Ravikumar Samarth, Devdutt Padikkal, Nikin Jose (VC), Manish Pandey, Shubhang Hegde, Sharath Srinivas, Vyshak V, Koushik V, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shashikumar Kamble, Sujay Sateri, Nischal D, Venkatesh M, Kishan S Bedate, Rohit Kumar AC
Captain: Mayank Agarwal
Vice-Captain: Nikin Jose
Here is the full list of coaching staff for Karnataka who will be with the team in their first two Ranji matches.
Coach: PV Shashikanth
Bowling Coach: Mansur Ali Khan
Fielding Coach: Shabarish P Mohan
Manager: A Ramesh Rao
Physiotherapist: Jaba Prabhu A
Strength and Conditioning Coach: A Kiran
Masseur: CM Somasundar
Video Analyst: Giridhar