Varun to lead Tamil Nadu in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy:First leadership experience at any level for the spinner; N Jagadeesan named vice-captain

The Tamil Nadu cricket team has appointed spinner Varun Chakravarthy as the new captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, starting from November 26. Wicketkeeper-batter N Jagadeesan has been made the vice-captain. Varun will captain at any level for the first time. Varun Chakravarthy recently took 5 wickets in three matches played in the T20I series in Australia. The team management has appointed him captain in place of M Shahrukh Khan. He has been handed the team’s command, preferring him over experienced players like R Sai Kishore and Jagadeesan. The team’s pace attack includes T Natarajan and Gurjapneet Singh. Meanwhile, R Sai Kishore and M Siddharth will play key roles in the spin department.
Tamil Nadu team in sixth place in their group in Ranji Trophy. Tamil Nadu’s performance in the Ranji Trophy has been ordinary at this time. The team is in sixth place in its group with two losses and two draws in four matches. Tamil Nadu included in Group D of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Tamil Nadu has been placed in Elite Group D, which includes Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Tripura, Jharkhand, and Saurashtra. The team will play its first match against Rajasthan in Ahmedabad. Tamil Nadu Squad (2025–26) Varun Chakravarthy (Captain), Narayan Jagadeesan (Vice-Captain, Wicketkeeper), Tushar Raheja (Wicketkeeper), VP Amit Satyavik, M Shahrukh Khan, Andre Siddarth, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Shivam Singh, R Sai Kishore, M Siddarth, T Natarajan, Gurjapneet Singh, A Eswaran, R Sonu Yadav, R Silambarasan, S Hritik Easwaran (Wicketkeeper)