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

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.

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

Famous players

Main article: List of Tamil Nadu cricketers

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:

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

Prominent players without international cap

Current squad

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style TNCA Club Notes
Batsmen
Sai Sudharsan (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 22) Left-handed Right-arm leg break Jolly Rovers CC Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Baba Indrajith (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Jolly Rovers CC
Shahrukh Khan (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break Grand Slam CC Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Pradosh Ranjan Paul (2000-12-21) 21 December 2000 (age 23) Left-handed Right-arm off break Vijay CC
Nidhish Rajagopal (2000-01-30) 30 January 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm medium Grand Slam CC
B Sachin (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 20) Left-handed Right-arm medium Vijay CC
Boopathi Vaishna Kumar (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 (age 21) Left-handed Mylapore RC (A)
Vimal Khumar (2002-12-03) 3 December 2002 (age 21) Left-handed Jolly Rovers CC
All-rounders
Vijay Shankar (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium Vijay CC Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Baba Aparajith (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break Jolly Rovers CC
Washington Sundar (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm off break Globe Trotters SC Twenty20 Captain
Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Hari Nishaanth (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break Young Stars CC
Sanjay Yadav (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox Mylapore RC (A)
Wicket-keepers
Narayan Jagadeesan (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Vijay CC
Dinesh Karthik (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Vijay CC List A captain
Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
G Ajitesh (2002-09-26) 26 September 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Jolly Rovers CC
Spin Bowlers
Sai Kishore (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox Vijay CC First-class Captain
Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Varun Chakravarthy (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Vijay CC Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Manimaran Siddharth (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 25) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox Vijay CC Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Ravichandran Ashwin (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break Mylapore RC (A) Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Pace Bowlers
Sandeep Warrier (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium Vijay CC
T Natarajan (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm medium United Friends CC Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Trilok Nag (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Vijay CC
Kuldeep Sen (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast - Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
M Mohammed (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast United Friends CC

Updated as on 19 January 2024

Records

Main articles: List of Tamil Nadu first-class cricket records, List of Tamil Nadu List A cricket records, and List of Tamil Nadu Twenty20 cricket records

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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