Panvel-based fast bowling all-rounder Karthik Kumar, 16, has been rewarded for his performance in the Mumbai U-16 team’s recent Vijay Merchant Trophy triumph by being picked into the Mumbai U-23 side.

Karthik, who bowls at brisk pace, clocking in at 130-plus kmph, made his Mumbai U-23 debut against Odisha in the ongoing CK Nayudu Trophy at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana at Kandivli on Friday.