| | |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sai Kishore (FC & 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 |
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).
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]
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
| 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 | ||
| Baba Indrajith | 8 July 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Jolly Rovers CC | ||
| Andre Siddharth | 28 August 2006 | Right-handed | Jolly Rovers CC | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | ||
| Boopathi Vaishna Kumar | 13 October 2002 | Left-handed | Mylapore RC (A) | |||
| Shahrukh Khan | 27 May 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Alwarpet CC | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Tushar Raheja | 7 February 2001 | Left-handed | Alwarpet CC | |||
| Rithik Easwaran | 15 February 2002 | Left-handed | Nelson CC | |||
| B Sachin | 30 August 2003 | Left-handed | Jolly Rovers CC | |||
| Vimal Khumar | 3 December 2002 | Left-handed | Jolly Rovers CC | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Mohamed Ali | 3 October 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vijay CC | ||
| Washington Sundar | 5 October 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Globe Trotters SC | Twenty20 Captain Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| RS Ambrish | 8 May 2007 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Jolly Rovers CC | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Narayan Jagadeesan | 24 December 1995 | Right-handed | Vijay CC | |||
| 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 & List A 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 | |
| Sanjay Yadav | 10 May 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Nelson SC | ||
| DT Chandrasekhar | 9 November 1992 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Sea Hawks CC | ||
| J Hemchudeshan | 7 July 2008 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Grand Slam CC | ||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Sandeep Warrier | 4 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Jolly Rovers CC | ||
| M Mohammed | 3 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | SKM CC | ||
| Gurjapneet Singh | 8 November 1998 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Vijay CC | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | |
| CV Achyuth | 11 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Grand Slam CC | ||
| Trilok Nag | 28 May 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Sea Hawks CC | ||
Updated as on 25 October 2025