Duleep Trophy | Used injury-induced break to become a better bowler, says Kaverappa
Karnataka pacer Vidwath Kaverappa is returning to form in the Duleep Trophy after a lengthy injury layoff. He credits his recovery period for helping him refine his bowling action and mental approach to the game.
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In the eight months from July 2023 to February 2024, Vidwath Kaverappa’s career was on an upward trajectory.
The Karnataka pacer was the Player of the Series in Duleep Trophy (15 wickets in two games), played for India-A against South Africa-A and England Lions, and took 25 wickets from five matches in the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy at an average of 20.16.
But the 2024-25 season was a washout, troubled as he was by a stress fracture in his shin, and played just two First Class games.
In 2025-26, he was fit, but was not an automatic choice when V. Vyshak and Prasidh Krishna were available, missing out on the Ranji Trophy semifinal and final, against Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir, respectively.
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