Padikkal replaces Mayank as Karnataka captain in Ranji Trophy

Devdutt Padikkal replaced Mayank Agarwal as Karnataka captain ahead of their final Ranji Trophy league match against Punjab. The captaincy change came less than a month after new KSCA administration under President Venkatesh Prasad took charge. Mayank, who has been retained in Karnataka's 15-member squad, amassed 298 runs in nine innings at an average of 33.11 in Ranji this season.