Dinesh Karthik named Tamil Nadu captain in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Dinesh Karthik shall lead the Tamil Nadu troops in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. All-rounder Vijay Shankar has been named as Karthik’s deputy. The 20-over tournament begins from 10th January across the nation.
The Tamil Nadu team will be missing the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar, T Natarajan since they are away in Australia on national duty.
The 20-man squad is a balanced one, according to the state senior selection committee head S Vasudevan. Medium-pacer Aswin Crist returns to the side after a three-year gap while KB Arun Karthik and Sandeep Warrier have also decided to play for Tamil Nadu this season.
The State Senior Selection Committee of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association has selected the following Players to represent the Tamil Nadu State Senior Team to participate in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament in Kolkata#TNCA pic.twitter.com/ubhuBpVcWt
— TNCA (@TNCACricket) December 23, 2020
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has featured in more than 300 T20 matches. He maintains an average of 26.95 with a strike rate around 133. The veteran cricketer will be eyeing an opportunity to get back in the Indian T20 team with this stint.
Tamil Nadu Squad:
Dinesh Karthik (captain), Vijay Shankar (vice-captain), B Aparajith, B Indrajith, M Shahrukh Khan, C Hari Nishaanth, K B Arun Karthik, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, N Jagadeesan, Aswin Crist, M Mohammed, G Periyasamy, Sandeep Warrier, J Kousik, R Sonu Yadav, M Ashwin, R Sai Kishore, M Siddharth, L Suryapprakash, R S Jaganath Sinivas.
