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{{short description|Indian cricket team}}
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{{Infobox cricket team
{{More citations needed|date=January 2026}}{{Infobox cricket team
|name       = Tamil Nadu cricket team
| name           = Tamil Nadu cricket team
|image = [[Image:M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Challenger Trophy 2006.jpg|300px]]
| image         = Tamil Nadu Cricket Association.png
| colours     = {{color box|Yellow}} Yellow {{color box|#27408B}} Dark Blue
| colours       = {{color box|Yellow}} Yellow {{color box|#27408B}} Dark Blue
|captain       = [[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]] & <br> [[Dinesh Karthik]]
| captain       = [[Sai Kishore]] (FC) <br> [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] (LA) <br> [[Washington Sundar]] (T20)
| coach                 = [[M. Venkataramana]]
| coach         = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]]
|founded       = 1930
| founded       = 1864
|ground       = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
| ground         = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
|capacity     = 50,000
| capacity       = 50,000
| owner          = [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]]
| first_fc      = [[Marylebone Cricket Club]]
| first_fc_year  = 1927
| first_fc_venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras]]
|        title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
|        title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
|    title1wins = 2
|    title1wins = 2
|        title2 = [[Irani Trophy]]
|        title2 = [[Irani Cup]]
|    title2wins = 1
|    title2wins = 1
|        title3 = [[Deodhar Trophy]]
|        title3 = [[Deodhar Trophy]]
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|    title4wins = 5
|    title4wins = 5
|        title5 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
|        title5 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
|    title5wins = 2
|    title5wins = 3
| website       = [http://www.tnca.cricket/ TNCA]
| website       = [http://www.tnca.cricket/ TNCA]
}}
}}
The '''Tamil Nadu Cricket Team''' is a domestic cricket team run by [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] representing the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fastcricket.com/entry/1269/|title=Ranji Trophy winners list : Teams who have won most Indian championships|website=fastcricket.com}}</ref> They are the team that has won the [[Vijay Hazare 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 [[Ranji Trophy]], [[Irani Trophy]], [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]], [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]] and [[Deodhar Trophy]].
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fastcricket.com/entry/1269/|title=Ranji Trophy winners list : Teams who have won most Indian championships|website=fastcricket.com}}</ref>
 
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 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|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==
==Home ground==
The team is based at the [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], named after [[M. A. Chidambaram]] a former president of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]. Established in 1916, it has a capacity of 38,000 and had floodlights installed in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58008.html|title=MA Chidambaram Stadium {{!}} India {{!}} Cricket Grounds {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref>
The team is based at the [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], named after [[M. A. Chidambaram]] a former president of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]. Established in 1916, it has a capacity of 38,000 and had floodlights installed in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58008.html|title=MA Chidambaram Stadium {{!}} India {{!}} Cricket Grounds {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref>
==Honours==
* '''[[Ranji Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners (2):''' [[1954–55 Ranji Trophy|1954–55]], [[1987–88 Ranji Trophy|1987–88]]
** '''Runners-up (10):''' [[1935–36 Ranji Trophy|1935–36]], [[1940–41 Ranji Trophy|1940–41]], [[1967–68 Ranji Trophy|1967–68]], [[1972–73 Ranji Trophy|1972–73]], [[1991–92 Ranji Trophy|1991–92]], [[1995–96 Ranji Trophy|1995–96]], [[2002–03 Ranji Trophy|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Ranji Trophy|2003–04]], [[2011–12 Ranji Trophy|2011–12]], [[2014–15 Ranji Trophy|2014–15]]
* '''[[Irani Cup]]'''
** '''Winners:'''  1988-89
* '''[[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners (5):''' 2002-03, [[2004–05 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2004-05]], [[2008–09 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2008-09]], [[2009–10 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2009-10]], [[2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2016-17]]
** '''Runners-up (2):''' [[2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2019-20]], [[2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2021-22]]
* '''[[Deodhar Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners:''' [[2016–17 Deodhar Trophy|2016-17]]
* '''[[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners (3):''' [[2006–07 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2006-07]], [[2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2020-21]], [[2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2021-22]]
** '''Runners-up:''' [[2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2019-20]]


==Famous players==
==Famous players==
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
{{main|List of Tamil Nadu cricketers}}
{{main|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 Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
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* [[A. G. Kripal Singh]] (1955)
* [[A. G. Kripal Singh]] (1955)
* [[A. G. Milkha Singh]] (1960)
* [[A. G. Milkha Singh]] (1960)
* [[Vaman Kumar]] (1961)
* [[V. V. Kumar]] (1961)
* [[S. Venkataraghavan]] (1965)
* [[S. Venkataraghavan]] (1965)
* [[Bharath Reddy (cricketer)|Bharath Reddy]] (1979)
* [[Bharath Reddy (cricketer)|Bharath Reddy]] (1979)
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* [[W. V. Raman]] (1988)
* [[W. V. Raman]] (1988)
* [[M. Venkataramana]] (1989)
* [[M. Venkataramana]] (1989)
* [[Aashish Kapoor]] (1994)
* [[Robin Singh (cricketer, born 1963)|Robin Singh]] (1998)
* [[Robin Singh (cricketer, born 1963)|Robin Singh]] (1998)
* [[Sadagoppan Ramesh]] (1999)
* [[Sadagoppan Ramesh]] (1999)
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* [[Washington Sundar]] (2021)  
* [[Washington Sundar]] (2021)  
* [[T Natarajan]] (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 :
Players from Tamil Nadu who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut :
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* [[Sridharan Sriram]] (2000)  
* [[Sridharan Sriram]] (2000)  
* [[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]] (2019)  
* [[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|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)


Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Tamil Nadu, and played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
Players from other state teams who also played for Tamil Nadu, and played cricket for India, along with year of debut:


* [[Aashish Kapoor]] (1994)
* [[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 (Canadian_cricketer)|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 (Tamil Nadu cricketer)|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 squad ==
== Current team squad ==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!align=center| Name
!align=center| Name
!align=center| Birth date
!align=center| Birth date
!align=center| Batting Style
!align=center| Batting style
!align=center| Bowling Style
!align=center| Bowling style
!align=center| TNCA Club
!align=center| TNCA Club
!align=center| Notes
!align=center| Notes
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! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Batsmen
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Batsmen
|-
|-
| [[Baba Aparajith]] || {{birth date and age|1994|7|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Jolly Rovers CC||
| [[Pradosh Ranjan Paul]] || {{birth date and age|2000|12|21|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Vijay CC ||
|-
| Andre Siddharth || {{birth date and age|2006|8|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || || Jolly Rovers CC ||  
|-
|-
| [[Shahrukh Khan (cricketer)|Shahrukh Khan]] || {{birth date and age|1995|5|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||Vijay CC||Plays for '''[[Punjab Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| [[Baba Indrajith]] || {{birth date and age|1994|7|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Jolly Rovers CC ||
|-
|-
| [[Baba Indrajith]] || {{birth date and age|1994|7|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Jolly Rovers CC||
| [[Shahrukh Khan (cricketer)|Shahrukh Khan]] || {{birth date and age|1995|5|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Alwarpet CC || Plays for '''[[Gujarat Titans]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
| [[Laxmesha Suryaprakash]] ||{{birth date and age|1989|9|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||Vijay CC||
| Vimal Khumar || {{birth date and age|2002|12|3|df=y}} || Left-handed || || Jolly Rovers CC ||
|-
|-
| '''[[Abhinav Mukund]]''' || {{birth date and age|1990|1|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||Vijay CC||
| '''[[Sai Sudharsan]]''' || {{birth date and age|2001|10|15|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Jolly Rovers CC || Plays for '''[[Gujarat Titans]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
| [[Kaushik Gandhi]] || {{birth date and age|1990|2|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Jolly Rovers CC||
| Boopathi Vaishna Kumar || {{birth date and age|2002|10|13|df=y}} || Left-handed || || Mylapore RC (A) ||
|-
|-
| [[C Hari Nishanth]] ||{{birth date and age|1996|8|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Globe Trotters SC||Plays for '''[[Chennai Super Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| Tushar Raheja || {{birth date and age|2001|2|7|df=y}} || Left-handed || || Alwarpet CC ||
|-
|-
| [[Pradosh Ranjan Paul]] || {{birth date and age|2000|12|21|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Vijay CC||
| R Rajkumar || {{birth date and age|1993|9|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Pristine CC ||
|-
|-
| [[Ganga Sridhar Raju]] ||{{birth date and age|1993|4|25|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||Vijay CC||
| Amith Sathvik || {{birth date and age|2002|9|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || || Globe Trotters SC ||
|-
|-
| [[Karunakaran Mukunth]] || {{birth date and age|1996|6|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||Globe Trotters SC||
| Shivam Singh || {{birth date and age|1995|11|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Nelson SC ||
|-
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | All-rounders
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | All-rounders
|-
|-
| [[J. Kousik]] || {{birth date and age|1995|5|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || Vijay CC||
| Mohamed Ali || {{birth date and age|2004|10|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Vijay CC ||
|-
|-
| '''[[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]]''' || {{birth date and age|1991|1|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] ||Vijay CC||'''First Class Captain'''<br> Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]  
| Sunny Sandhu || {{birth date and age|2003|10|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Nelson SC ||
|-
| P Vidyuth || {{birth date and age|2000|9|20|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left arm orthodox]] || Alwarpet CC ||
|-
| '''[[Washington Sundar]]''' || {{birth date and age|1999|10|5|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]]|| Globe Trotters SC || '''Twenty20 Captain''' <br> Plays for '''[[Gujarat Titans]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Wicket-keepers
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Wicket-keepers
|-
|-
| [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] ||{{birth date and age|1995|12|24|df=y}}||Right-handed|| ||Vijay CC|| Plays for '''[[Chennai Super Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] ||{{birth date and age|1995|12|24|df=y}}||Right-handed|| || Vijay CC || '''List A Captain'''
|-
|-
| '''[[Dinesh Karthik]]''' || {{birth date and age|1985|6|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Vijay CC ||'''List A and Twenty20 Captain'''<br>Plays for '''[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| Athish SR || {{birth date and age|2004|7|17|df=y}} || Left-handed || || Mylapore RC (A) ||
|-
| [[Arun Karthik]] || {{birth date and age|1986|2|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||Vijay CC ||
|-
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Spin Bowlers
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Spin Bowlers
|-
|-
| [[R Sai Kishore]] || {{birth date and age|1996|11|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left arm orthodox]] || Vijay CC || Plays for '''[[Chennai Super Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| '''[[Sai Kishore]]''' || {{birth date and age|1996|11|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left arm orthodox]] || Vijay CC || '''First-class Captain''' <br> Plays for '''[[Gujarat Titans]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
| [[Manimaran Siddharth]] || {{birth date and age|1998|6|3|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left arm orthodox]] || Grand Slam CC || Plays for '''[[Delhi Capitals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| '''[[Varun Chakravarthy]]''' || {{birth date and age|1991|8|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Vijay CC || Plays for '''[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
| [[Murugan Ashwin]] || {{birth date and age|1990|9|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Swaraj CC || Plays for '''[[Punjab Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| [[Manimaran Siddharth]] || {{birth date and age|1998|7|3|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left arm orthodox]] || Jolly Rovers CC || Plays for '''[[Lucknow Super Giants]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| '''[[Ravichandran Ashwin]]''' || {{birth date and age|1986|9|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Mylapore RC (A) ||Plays for '''[[Delhi Capitals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| '''[[Washington Sundar]]''' || {{birth date and age|1999|10|5|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]]|| Globe Trotters SC || Plays for '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Pace Bowlers
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Pace Bowlers
|-
|-
| [[M Mohammed]] || {{birth date and age|1991|12|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Vijay CC ||
| [[Sonu Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|1999|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Jolly Rovers CC ||
|-
|-
| [[Krishnamoorthy Vignesh]] || {{birth date and age|1994|9|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Mylapore RC (A) ||
| [[Gurjapneet Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1998|11|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Vijay CC || Plays for '''[[Chennai Super Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
| '''[[T Natarajan]]''' || {{birth date and age|1991|5|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Jolly Rovers CC || Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| '''[[Sandeep Warrier]]''' || {{birth date and age|1991|4|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Jolly Rovers CC ||  
|-
|-
| [[Sonu Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|1999|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Jolly Rovers CC ||
| G Govinth || {{birth date and age|2004|1|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Vijay CC ||
|-
|-
| [[Ragupathy Silambarasan]] || {{birth date and age|1993|3|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Mylapore RC (A) ||
| '''[[T Natarajan]]''' || {{birth date and age|1991|4|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Vijay CC || Plays for '''[[Delhi Capitals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|}
|}
''Updated as on 1 February 2026''


==Records==
==Records==
For more details on this topic, see [[List of Tamil Nadu first-class cricket records]], [[List of Tamil Nadu List A cricket records]], [[List of Tamil Nadu Twenty20 cricket records]].
{{Main|List of Tamil Nadu first-class cricket records|List of Tamil Nadu List A cricket records|List of Tamil Nadu Twenty20 cricket records}}


==References==
==References==
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Tamil Nadu cricket team
Personnel
CaptainSai Kishore (FC)
Narayan Jagadeesan (LA)
Washington Sundar (T20)
CoachLakshmipathy Balaji
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 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]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Famous players[edit | edit source]

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 team squad[edit | edit source]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style TNCA Club Notes
Batsmen
Pradosh Ranjan Paul (2000-12-21) 21 December 2000 (age 25) Left-handed Right-arm off break Vijay CC
Andre Siddharth (2006-08-28) 28 August 2006 (age 19) Right-handed Jolly Rovers CC
Baba Indrajith (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Jolly Rovers CC
Shahrukh Khan (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break Alwarpet CC Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Vimal Khumar (2002-12-03) 3 December 2002 (age 23) Left-handed Jolly Rovers CC
Sai Sudharsan (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm leg break Jolly Rovers CC Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Boopathi Vaishna Kumar (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 (age 23) Left-handed Mylapore RC (A)
Tushar Raheja (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 25) Left-handed Alwarpet CC
R Rajkumar (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium Pristine CC
Amith Sathvik (2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 (age 23) Right-handed Globe Trotters SC
Shivam Singh (1995-11-25) 25 November 1995 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break Nelson SC
All-rounders
Mohamed Ali (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break Vijay CC
Sunny Sandhu (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium Nelson SC
P Vidyuth (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 25) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox Alwarpet CC
Washington Sundar (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 26) Left-handed Right-arm off break Globe Trotters SC Twenty20 Captain
Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Wicket-keepers
Narayan Jagadeesan (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 30) Right-handed Vijay CC List A Captain
Athish SR (2004-07-17) 17 July 2004 (age 22) Left-handed Mylapore RC (A)
Spin Bowlers
Sai Kishore (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 29) 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 34) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Vijay CC Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Manimaran Siddharth (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 28) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox Jolly Rovers CC Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Pace Bowlers
Sonu Yadav (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Jolly Rovers CC
Gurjapneet Singh (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 27) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast Vijay CC Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Sandeep Warrier (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Jolly Rovers CC
G Govinth (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium Vijay CC
T Natarajan (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 35) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Vijay CC Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL

Updated as on 1 February 2026

Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  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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