Tamil Nadu cricket team

The Tamil Nadu cricket team is a domestic cricket team run by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association representing the state of Tamil Nadu, India.It has been one of the most dominant teams in white ball domestic circuit The team plays in Ranji Trophy, the highest tier of the domestic first-class cricket tournament in India and in List A tournaments Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They have won the Ranji Trophy twice and have finished runners-up nine times.[1] They are the team that has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy most often. They were the first team to win the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The team was known as Madras until the 1970–71 season before renaming of Madras state to Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is the only team to win the five different Indian domestic trophies (Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Deodhar Trophy) in India.

Tamil Nadu cricket team
Personnel
CaptainSai Kishore (FC)
Dinesh Karthik (LA)
Washington Sundar (T20)
CoachSulakshan Kulkarni
OwnerTamil Nadu Cricket Association
Team information
Colours  Yellow   Dark Blue
Founded1864
Home groundM. A. Chidambaram Stadium
Capacity50,000
History
First-class debutMarylebone Cricket Club
in 1927
at Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras
Ranji Trophy wins2
Irani Cup wins1
Deodhar Trophy wins1
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins5
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins3
Official websiteTNCA

Home ground

The team is based at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, named after M. A. Chidambaram a former president of the BCCI. Established in 1916, it has a capacity of 38,000 and had floodlights installed in 1996.[2]

Honours
  • Ranji Trophy
    • Winners (2): 1954–55, 1987–88
    • Runners-up (10): 1935–36, 1940–41, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1991–92, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2014–15

Famous players

Players from Tamil Nadu who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Players from Tamil Nadu who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut :

Player(s) from Tamil Nadu who have played T20I but not ODI or Test cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut :

Players from other state teams who also played for Tamil Nadu, and played cricket for India, along with year of debut:

  • Vivek Razdan (1989)
  • Aashish Kapoor (1994)
  • Sandeep Warrier (2021)

Players from Tamil Nadu who have played international cricket for another country, along with year of debut:

  • Balaji Rao (2008) - (Canada)

Prominent players without international cap

  • A. G. Ram Singh (1934-1946)

Current team squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style TNCA Club Notes
Batsmen
Vijay Shankar (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumVijay CCPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Baba Indrajith (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm leg breakJolly Rovers CC
Sai Sudharsan (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001Left-handedRight-arm leg breakJolly Rovers CCPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Pradosh Ranjan Paul (2000-12-21) 21 December 2000Left-handedRight-arm off breakVijay CC
Shahrukh Khan (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995Right-handedRight-arm off breakGrand Slam CCPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Boopathi Vaishna Kumar (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002Left-handedMylapore RC (A)
Vimal Khumar (2002-12-03) 3 December 2002Left-handedJolly Rovers CC
B Sachin (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003Left-handedRight-arm mediumVijay CC
S Lokeshwar (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998Right-handedGrand Slam CC
All-rounders
Baba Aparajith (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm off breakJolly Rovers CC
Washington Sundar (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999Left-handedRight-arm off breakGlobe Trotters SCTwenty20 Captain
Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Hari Nishaanth (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996Left-handedRight-arm off breakYoung Stars CC
Wicket-keepers
Narayan Jagadeesan (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995Right-handedVijay CC
Dinesh Karthik (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985Right-handedVijay CCList A captain
Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
G Ajitesh (2002-09-26) 26 September 2002Right-handedJolly Rovers CC
Spin Bowlers
Sai Kishore (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxVijay CCFirst-class Captain
Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Varun Chakravarthy (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg breakVijay CCPlays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Ajith Ram (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxGlobe Trotters SC
Mohamed Ali (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004Right-handedRight-arm off breakGlobe Trotters SC
Manimaran Siddharth (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxVijay CCPlays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Ravichandran Ashwin (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm off breakMylapore RC (A)Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Pace Bowlers
Sandeep Warrier (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumVijay CCPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
M Mohammed (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastUnited Friends CC
T Natarajan (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991Left-handedLeft-arm mediumUnited Friends CCPlays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Kuldeep Sen (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL

Updated as on 20 March 2024

References
  1. "Ranji Trophy winners list : Teams who have won most Indian championships". fastcricket.com.
  2. "MA Chidambaram Stadium | India | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2016.


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