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

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style TNCA Club Notes
Batsmen
Sai Sudharsan15 October 2001Left-handedRight-arm leg breakJolly Rovers CCPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Baba Indrajith8 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm leg breakJolly Rovers CC
Shahrukh Khan27 May 1995Right-handedRight-arm off breakGrand Slam CCPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Pradosh Ranjan Paul21 December 2000Left-handedRight-arm off breakVijay CC
Nidhish Rajagopal30 January 2000Left-handedRight-arm mediumGrand Slam CC
B Sachin30 August 2003Left-handedRight-arm mediumVijay CC
All-rounders
Vijay Shankar26 January 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumVijay CCPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Baba Aparajith8 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm off breakJolly Rovers CC
Washington Sundar5 October 1999Left-handedRight-arm off breakGlobe Trotters SCTwenty20 Captain
Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Hari Nishaanth16 August 1996Left-handedRight-arm off breakYoung Stars CC
Sanjay Yadav10 May 1995Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxMylapore RC (A)
Wicket-keepers
Narayan Jagadeesan24 December 1995Right-handedVijay CC
Dinesh Karthik1 June 1985Right-handedVijay CCList A captain
Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
G Ajitesh26 September 2002Right-handedJolly Rovers CC
Spin Bowlers
Sai Kishore6 November 1996Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxVijay CCFirst-class Captain
Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Varun Chakravarthy29 August 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg breakVijay CCPlays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Manimaran Siddharth3 July 1998Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxVijay CCPlays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Ravichandran Ashwin17 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm off breakMylapore RC (A)Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Pace Bowlers
Sandeep Warrier4 April 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumVijay CC
T Natarajan4 April 1991Left-handedLeft-arm mediumUnited Friends CCPlays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Trilok Nag28 May 2000Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumVijay CC
Kuldeep Sen22 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
M Mohammed3 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastUnited Friends CC

Updated as on 6 January 2023

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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