The State Senior Selection Committee of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) on Saturday announced a 15-member squad for Tamil Nadu’s Ranji Trophy league match against Odisha, to be played at Cuttack from January 22 to 25.
R. Sai Kishore will continue to lead the side, with N. Jagadeesan named his deputy.
The selection marks a significant moment for three players, with wicketkeeper-batter M. Vishal, middle-order batter Nidhish S. Rajagopal and medium-pacer G. Govinth in line to make their Ranji Trophy debut.
The squad also sees the return of S. Mohamed Ali, P. Vidyuth, J. Hemchudeshan and Gurjapneet Singh, who did not feature in the previous match against Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, B. Sachin, P. Saravana Kumar, Sandeep Warrier, R. Vimal Khumar and C.V. Achyuth have been left out.
The squad: R. Sai Kishore (Capt.), N. Jagadeesan (Vice-capt.), Pradosh Ranjan Paul, C. Andre Siddarth, S. Mohamed Ali, G. Ajitesh, M. Vishal (wk), Nidhish S. Rajagopal, S.R. Athish, P. Vidyuth, J. Hemchudeshan, Gurjapneet Singh, H. Trilok Nag, G. Govinth and R. Sonu Yadav.
