<p class="title">Leg-spinning all-rounder Shreyas Gopal will lead Karnataka in their fifth Group B Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra in Rajkot from January 11. </p>.<p>Shreyas was handed the leadership duties after Karun Nair declared himself unavailable for the game because of his marriage. Nair will enter wedlock on January 16 in Udaipur. </p>.<p>In a positive development, KV Siddharth, Karnataka's highest-run getter the previous season with 728 runs, returned to the squad following a lengthy injury lay-off. The 27-year-old right-hander was out of action after he hurt his shoulder during the Vijay Hazare Trophy.</p>.<p>Pavan Deshpande, who suffered a finger injury in Karnataka's opener against Tamil Nadu in Dindigul, also made his way back in the squad. He replaced top-order batsman Abhishek Reddy, who scored just 36 runs from three innings. </p>.<p>The injured K Gowtham and Prasidh Krishna continue to remain on the sidelines. Karnataka, who beat Mumbai by five wickets in the previous encounter, are second in the combined (Group A & B) table with 16 points, including two wins and as many draws. Punjab top the table with 18 points from four matches. </p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold">Squad:</span> Shreyas Gopal (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, D Nischal, R Samarth, KV Siddharth, BR Sharath, Sharath Srinivas, Rohan Kadam, Pavan Deshpande, J Suchith, Abhimanyu Mithun, Pravin Dubey, Ronit More, Prateek Jain, V Koushik. </p>
<p class="title">Leg-spinning all-rounder Shreyas Gopal will lead Karnataka in their fifth Group B Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra in Rajkot from January 11. </p>.<p>Shreyas was handed the leadership duties after Karun Nair declared himself unavailable for the game because of his marriage. Nair will enter wedlock on January 16 in Udaipur. </p>.<p>In a positive development, KV Siddharth, Karnataka's highest-run getter the previous season with 728 runs, returned to the squad following a lengthy injury lay-off. The 27-year-old right-hander was out of action after he hurt his shoulder during the Vijay Hazare Trophy.</p>.<p>Pavan Deshpande, who suffered a finger injury in Karnataka's opener against Tamil Nadu in Dindigul, also made his way back in the squad. He replaced top-order batsman Abhishek Reddy, who scored just 36 runs from three innings. </p>.<p>The injured K Gowtham and Prasidh Krishna continue to remain on the sidelines. Karnataka, who beat Mumbai by five wickets in the previous encounter, are second in the combined (Group A & B) table with 16 points, including two wins and as many draws. Punjab top the table with 18 points from four matches. </p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold">Squad:</span> Shreyas Gopal (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, D Nischal, R Samarth, KV Siddharth, BR Sharath, Sharath Srinivas, Rohan Kadam, Pavan Deshpande, J Suchith, Abhimanyu Mithun, Pravin Dubey, Ronit More, Prateek Jain, V Koushik. </p>