Vijay Shankar to steer TN in Ranji Trophy; 3 newcomers in squad

All-rounder Vijay Shankar will lead Tamil Nadu within the Ranji Trophy matches that will probably be performed in Ahmedabad whereas M S Washington Sundar will probably be his deputy.
The squad consists of three newcomers- medium-pacers R Silambarasan and P Saravana Kumar aside from batter B Sai Sudharsan.
The crew boasts of a powerful batting line-up that features the in-form B Aparajith and B Indrajith, N Jagadeesan, M Kaushik Gandhi and Sudharsan, aside from the power-hitting M Shahrukh Khan and skipper Vijay Shankar.
Apart from Washington Sundar, the spin division consists of lanky left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore, M Siddharth and Aparajith, whereas Sandeep Warrier, M Mohammed, Silambarasan, Saravana Kumar and Aswin Crist, on a comeback path, kind the tempo assault.

Experienced wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik just isn’t obtainable for the Ranji Trophy.
According to the choice panel chief S Vasudevan, this can be a effectively balanced squad and it ought to do effectively.
“It is a well balanced team. It should do well in this year’s Ranji Trophy,” he added.
He additional stated Dinesh Karthik was not obtainable for the match.
Tamil Nadu begins its Ranji marketing campaign in Elite Group ‘B’ with a match towards Jammu & Kashmir on January 13, 2022.
The state crew had gained the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy earlier than ending runner-up within the Vijay Hazare Trophy 50-overs match which concluded on Sunday final.
Squad: Vijay Shankar (Captain), M S Washington Sundar (Vice Captain), B Indrajith, B Aparajith, N Jagadeesan, M Shahrukh Khan, B Sai Sudharsan, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, L Suryapprakash, M Kaushik Gandhi, V Ganga Sridhar Raju, Sandeep Warrier, M Mohammed, R Silambarasan, P Saravana Kumar, A Aswin Crist, L Vignesh, R Sai Kishore, M Siddharth and R Kavin.