Experienced batter Manish Pandey has been eased out of the Karnataka team across formats, KSCA men’s selection committee chairman J. Abhiram said here on Tuesday.
Pandey, 35, has not been named in the Karnataka probables list for the Vijay Hazare Trophy which starts later this month.
It is time to give young players the chance to step up and perform, Abhiram said. “Manish has had a fantastic career; no doubt about it. But at some stage, you will have to make way for youngsters. We have a few exciting young batters – Prakhar Chaturvedi, Aneeshwar Gautam, K.V. Aneesh. The more opportunities they get, the better,” Abhiram told Sportstar.
Pandey, incidentally, was the Karnataka vice-captain in this season’s Ranji Trophy. Abhiram confirmed that Pandey will not play for Karnataka when the Ranji Trophy resumes next month. “Pandey will not come back for the second leg of the Ranji Trophy. We have K.V. Aneesh in the reserves;…
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