Tamil Nadu cricket team
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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 cricket in India. 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]
Narayan Jagadeesan (LA)
Washington Sundar (T20)
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sai Kishore (FC) Narayan Jagadeesan (LA) Washington Sundar (T20) |
| Coach | Lakshmipathy Balaji |
| 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 |
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 in 2006/07. The team was known as Madras until the 1970–71 season before the Madras state was renamed 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).
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
- Irani Cup
- Winners: 1988-89
- Deodhar Trophy
- Winners: 2016-17
Famous players
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)
- V. V. 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)
- Aashish Kapoor (1994)
- 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)
- Sai Sudharsan (2025)
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)
- Varun Chakravarthy (2025)
Player(s) from Tamil Nadu who have played T20I but not ODI or Test cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut :
- 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)
- Sandeep Warrier (2021)
- Kuldeep Sen (2022)
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)
- P. K. Belliappa (1959-1974)
- A. G. Satwender Singh (1963-1976)
- Abdul Jabbar (1972-1987)
- V. Sivaramakrishnan (1973-1989)
- Divakar Vasu (1989-1998)
- Sridharan Sharath (1992-2007)
- Baba Aparajith (2011-2024)
- Baba Indrajith (2013-present)
- Narayan Jagadeesan (2016-present)
Current team squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | TNCA Club | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Pradosh Ranjan Paul | 21 December 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Vijay CC | ||
| Andre Siddharth | 28 August 2006 | Right-handed | Jolly Rovers CC | |||
| 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 | Alwarpet CC | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Vimal Khumar | 3 December 2002 | Left-handed | Jolly Rovers CC | |||
| Sai Sudharsan | 15 October 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Jolly Rovers CC | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Boopathi Vaishna Kumar | 13 October 2002 | Left-handed | Mylapore RC (A) | |||
| Tushar Raheja | 7 February 2001 | Left-handed | Alwarpet CC | |||
| R Rajkumar | 21 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Pristine CC | ||
| Amith Sathvik | 19 September 2002 | Right-handed | Globe Trotters SC | |||
| Shivam Singh | 25 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Nelson SC | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Mohamed Ali | 3 October 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vijay CC | ||
| Sunny Sandhu | 15 October 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Nelson SC | ||
| P Vidyuth | 20 September 2000 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Alwarpet CC | ||
| Washington Sundar | 5 October 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Globe Trotters SC | Twenty20 Captain Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Narayan Jagadeesan | 24 December 1995 | Right-handed | Vijay CC | List A Captain | ||
| Athish SR | 17 July 2004 | Left-handed | Mylapore RC (A) | |||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Sai Kishore | 6 November 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Vijay CC | First-class Captain Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 29 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Vijay CC | Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL | |
| Manimaran Siddharth | 3 July 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Jolly Rovers CC | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Sonu Yadav | 11 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Jolly Rovers CC | ||
| Gurjapneet Singh | 8 November 1998 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Vijay CC | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | |
| Sandeep Warrier | 4 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Jolly Rovers CC | ||
| G Govinth | 26 January 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Vijay CC | ||
| T Natarajan | 4 April 1991 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Vijay CC | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL | |
Updated as on 1 February 2026