Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023-24: Heavyweight Karnataka faces stern challenge from Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir in Group C
The HinduEven as the spotlight pans away from Ahmedabad in the wake of India’s agonising World Cup final loss, cricket will remain the focal point in the city, as it gears up to host the Group C matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023. Devdutt Padikkal is an addition to the 50-over squad this year and he will draw inspiration from his 609 runs in the 2019 leg, the highest in the tournament, when Karnataka last lifted the trophy. RELATED: T20 rivalry between Punjab and Baroda set to filter into one-day format at Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023-24 Vidwath Kaverappa, whose last List A outing yielded him 13 wickets from five innings in the Deodhar Trophy, will be Karnataka’s strike bowler as he continues to make a case for inclusion in the national setup. In taking Delhi to the semifinals of SMAT and India A to the final of the Emerging Asia Cup earlier this year, Dhull banished the ghosts of his unceremonious mid-season removal from captaincy during the Ranji Trophy last year.