N. Jagadeesan will lead Tamil Nadu within the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy that begins on December 24. B. Sai Sudharsan has been named vice-captain. The State senior committee has picked a 16-member squad that options a number of recent faces.
As many as seven gamers who have been a part of the Underneath-23 squad that gained the BCCI one-day competitors have been rewarded. Other than M. Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, who led the under-23 squad and Mohamed Ali, the remainder of them have been handed their maiden call-ups.
These embrace Sachin Rathi, pacer G. Govinth, all-rounder Sunny Sandhu, leggie Karthik Manikandan and wicketkeeper S.R. Athish.
It has meant that notable names like pacers Sandeep Warrier and T. Natarajan haven’t been chosen. Equally, M. Shahrukh Khan, who was dropped from the T20 aspect halfway by way of the event, has additionally been dropped.
The one-day competitors is a crucial event for the southern aspect, which has had a horrible run on and off the sector in home competitions to date. A great efficiency is required to salvage some delight in what has been a horrific season for TN.
Within the Ranji Trophy, the staff is out of the qualification race, having misplaced two of its 5 video games outright and conceded the lead in two others. Solely in opposition to Nagaland did TN take the first-innings lead, and it’s seventh on the desk with 5 factors.
Within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, TN did not progress past the league stage for the fourth 12 months in a row, profitable simply three of its seven video games.
Final 12 months within the one-day competitors, TN misplaced to Rajasthan within the pre-quarterfinals.
The five-time champion is positioned in Elite Group A alongside present holder Karnataka. Others within the group are Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Pondicherry, Kerala and Tripura.
Squad
N. Jagadeesan (Capt.), B. Sai Sudharsan (Vice-capt), B. Indrajith, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, C. Andre Siddarth, M. Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, S. Mohamed Ali, S.R. Athish, R. Sai Kishore, Sachin Rathi, Gurjapneet Singh, C.V. Achyuth, G. Govinth, R. Sonu Yadav, Sunny Sandhu, V.S. Karthick Manikandan.
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