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.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Washington Sundar |
| Coach | Sulakshan Kulkarni |
| Owner | Tamil Nadu Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Yellow Dark Blue |
| Founded | 1864 |
| Home ground | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Marylebone Cricket Club in 1927 at Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 2 |
| Irani Cup wins | 1 |
| Deodhar Trophy wins | 1 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 5 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 3 |
| Official website | TNCA |
Home ground edit
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 edit
- Irani Cup
- Winners: 1988-89
- Deodhar Trophy
- Winners: 2016-17
Famous players edit
Players from Tamil Nadu who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- M. J. Gopalan (1934)
- Cotah Ramaswami (1936)
- C. R. Rangachari (1948)
- C. D. Gopinath (1951)
- A. G. Kripal Singh (1955)
- A. G. Milkha Singh (1960)
- Vaman Kumar (1961)
- S. Venkataraghavan (1965)
- Bharath Reddy (1979)
- T. E. Srinivasan (1981)
- Krishnamachari Srikkanth (1981)
- T. A. Sekhar (1983)
- Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (1983)
- Bharat Arun (1986)
- W. V. Raman (1988)
- M. Venkataramana (1989)
- Robin Singh (1998)
- Sadagoppan Ramesh (1999)
- Hemang Badani (2001)
- Lakshmipathy Balaji (2003)
- Dinesh Karthik (2004)
- Murali Vijay (2008)
- Subramaniam Badrinath (2010)
- Abhinav Mukund (2011)
- Ravichandran Ashwin (2011)
- Washington Sundar (2021)
- T Natarajan (2021)
Players from Tamil Nadu who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut :
- V. B. Chandrasekhar (1988)
- Thiru Kumaran (1999)
- Sridharan Sriram (2000)
- Vijay Shankar (2019)
Player(s) from Tamil Nadu who have played T20I but not ODI or Test cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut :
- Varun Chakravarthy (2021)
- Sai Kishore (2023)
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 squad edit
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | TNCA Club | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Sai Sudharsan | 15 October 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Jolly Rovers CC | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Baba Indrajith | 8 July 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Jolly Rovers CC | ||
| Shahrukh Khan | 27 May 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Grand Slam CC | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL | |
| Pradosh Ranjan Paul | 21 December 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Vijay CC | ||
| Hari Nishaanth | 16 August 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Young Stars CC | ||
| G Ajitesh | 26 September 2002 | Right-handed | Jolly Rovers CC | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Baba Aparajith | 8 July 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Jolly Rovers CC | ||
| Vijay Shankar | 26 January 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Vijay CC | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Washington Sundar | 5 October 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Globe Trotters SC | Captain Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL | |
| J. Kousik | 23 May 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Young Stars CC | ||
| Sanjay Yadav | 10 May 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Mylapore RC (A) | ||
| Wicket-keeper | ||||||
| Narayan Jagadeesan | 24 December 1995 | Right-handed | Vijay CC | Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Sai Kishore | 6 November 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Vijay CC | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Ajith Ram | 5 September 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Globe Trotters SC | ||
| Manimaran Siddharth | 3 July 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Vijay CC | ||
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 17 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Mylapore RC (A) | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Sandeep Warrier | 4 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Vijay CC | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL | |
| L Vignesh | 20 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Vijay CC | ||
| Sonu Yadav | 11 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Jolly Rovers CC | Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL | |
| Aswin Crist | 9 July 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Grand Slam CC | ||
| M Mohammed | 3 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | United Friends CC | ||
| Trilok Nag | 28 May 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Vijay CC | ||
| Ragupathy Silambarasan | 7 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Mylapore RC (A) | ||
Updated as on 27 October 2023