India spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been appointed captain of the Tamil Nadu team for the 2025–26 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which begins on November 26. Narayan Jagadeesan will serve as his deputy.
Chakravarthy recently played a key role in India’s T20I series victory in Australia, taking five wickets across three matches. This marks his first captaincy assignment at any level. He takes over from M Shahrukh Khan, with the selectors choosing him ahead of R Sai Kishore and Jagadeesan, both of whom have prior leadership experience.
The squad also features India left-arm pacer T Natarajan, alongside fellow seamer Gurjapneet Singh. In the spin department, Sai Kishore and M Siddharth will lead the attack with their left-arm variations.
Tamil Nadu have endured a modest Ranji Trophy campaign so far, sitting sixth in their group with two losses and two draws from four matches.
In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, they are placed in Elite Group D with Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Tripura, Jharkhand, and Saurashtra. Tami Nadu will open their campaign against Rajasthan in Ahmedabad.
Tamil Nadu squad:Varun Chakravarthy (captain), Narayan Jagadeesan (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Tushar Raheja (wicketkeeper), VP Amit Sathvik, Shahrukh Khan, Andre Siddarth, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Shivam Singh, R Sai Kishore, M Siddarth, T Natarajan, Gurjapneet Singh, A Esakkimuthu, R Sonu Yadav, R Silambarasan, S Rithik Easwaran (wicketkeeper).
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