Bengaluru, Sep 15: Mangalore United and Bijapur Bulls, have been the most consistent teams of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) Twenty20 tournament. Mangalore with their European style club name, Man U, have earned many fans over the years.
The team won their first and only title back in 2010, thanks to a fine bowling effort. Having been put to bat first in the final, the team could only manage a total of 112 runs. In reply, Mangalore bowlers stunned the then defending champions (Provident Bangalore), to win by a margin of 44 runs to claim their maiden trophy. (Know your team - Mysuru)" title="Full schedule of the tournament; List of players sold
The team won their first and only title back in 2010, thanks to a fine bowling effort. Having been put to bat first in the final, the team could only manage a total of 112 runs. In reply, Mangalore bowlers stunned the then defending champions (Provident Bangalore), to win by a margin of 44 runs to claim their maiden trophy. (Know your team - Mysuru)" />Full schedule of the tournament; List of players sold
The team won their first and only title back in 2010, thanks to a fine bowling effort. Having been put to bat first in the final, the team could only manage a total of 112 runs. In reply, Mangalore bowlers stunned the then defending champions (Provident Bangalore), to win by a margin of 44 runs to claim their maiden trophy. (Know your team - Mysuru)
Six years and two seasons down the lane, Karun Nair remains the sole player who has continued to be part of the side. Nair, who snarled four wickets in that eventful final, has gathered vast experience since and this will prove handy when leading the side.
Nair, a consistent performer in the IPL and domestic circuit, was rewarded with an India call-up for a One Day International debut against Zimbabwe. (Know your team - Bellary)
Nair is also a regular in the India 'A' squad, mentored by Rahul Dravid. The former Indian captain was the mentor when Nair flourished in the 2014 IPL for Rajasthan Royals, scoring over 300 runs, which included three fifties. Apart from Rajasthan, Nair has also featured for Bangalore and Delhi in IPL. (Know your team - Hubli)" title="
Mangalore United squad
CM Gautam (captain and wicketkeeper)
Karun Nair
Ronit More
Shishir Bhavane
Bhavesh Gulecha
Mitrakant Yadav
Bharath NP
Kishore Kamat
Vishwanathan M
Rohith Gowda
Nidhish M
Nishith Raj
Ankit Kumar
Nitin Mulki
Shashi Shekar
Harsha Basvaraj
Pranav Bhatia
Akshay MK
Owners - BM Farookh and Moinuddin Bawa
Support Staff
Nidhuvan - Coach
Jayaraj Muthu - Assistant Coach
Praveen Kumar - Manager
Dr. Vinod Jain - Physio
Santhosh - Video Analyst
Mohit - Trainer
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