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 dominating teams in white ball cricket in domestic circuit The team plays in Ranji Trophy, the top 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
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

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
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style TNCA Club Notes
Batsmen
Baba Aparajith (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm off breakJolly Rovers CC
Sai Sudharsan (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001Left-handedRight-arm leg breakJolly Rovers CCPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Baba Indrajith (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm leg breakJolly Rovers CC
Shahrukh Khan (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995Right-handedRight-arm off breakGrand Slam CCPlays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Pradosh Ranjan Paul (2000-12-21) 21 December 2000Left-handedRight-arm off breakVijay CCVice-captain
G Ajitesh (2002-09-26) 26 September 2002Right-handedJolly Rovers CC
All-rounders
Vijay Shankar (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumVijay CCPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Sanjay Yadav (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxMylapore RC (A)
J. Kousik (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995Right-handedRight-arm mediumYoung Stars CC
Washington Sundar (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999Left-handedRight-arm off breakGlobe Trotters SCPlays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Wicket-keeper
Narayan Jagadeesan (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995Right-handedVijay CCPlays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Spin Bowlers
Sai Kishore (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxVijay CCCaptain
Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Manimaran Siddharth (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxVijay CC
Ajith Ram (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxGlobe Trotters SC
Varun Chakravarthy (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg breakVijay CCPlays for Kolkata Knight Riders 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 Mumbai Indians in IPL
L Vignesh (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumVijay CC
Sonu Yadav (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastJolly Rovers CCPlays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Aswin Crist (1994-07-09) 9 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumGrand Slam CC
Trilok Nag (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumVijay CC
M Mohammed (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastUnited Friends CC
Ragupathy Silambarasan (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastMylapore RC (A)
T Natarajan (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991Left-handedLeft-arm mediumUnited Friends CCPlays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL

Updated as on 31 March 2023

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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