CHENNAI: All-Rounder Vijay Shankar and top-order batsman B Aparajith who missed the last game against Tripura due to India ‘A’ assignment are back in the Tamil Nadu squad for the third round of the Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai, to be played at BKC from October 24 to 27. The selectors have dropped Malolan Rangarajan, V Lakshmanan and J Kousik. Aparajith will take the place of Dinesh Karthik who is on India duty. India opener M Vijay, who suffered a stiff neck and did not play against Tripura, has recovered and will play against Mumbai.
Team: Abhinav Mukund (captain), B Indrajith (vice-captain), M Vijay, M Kaushik Gandhi, B Aparajith, Vijay Shankar, N Jagadeesan (wk), MS Washington Sundar, R Sai Kishore, Rahil S Shah, K Vignesh, R Ashwin, V Yo Mahesh, L Vignesh, R Rohith (wk), V Ganga Sridhar Raju.
Kousik to lead U-23 team,
J Kousik will lead the state U-23 team against Haryana in the Col. CK Nayudu Trophy match to be played from October 26 to 29 in Natham, Dindigul. Team: J Kousik (captain), M Shahrukh Khan (vc), C Hari Nishaanth, K Mukunth, K Vishal Vaidhya, S Lokeshwar (wk), S Swaminathan, R Kavin, R Sanjay Yadav, M Siddharth, Ashwath Mukunthan, Samruddh Bhat, R Vishaal, B Anirudh Sita Ram, M Abhinav, S Mohan Prasath.
Tushar cracks ton
Tushar Raheja’s 112 helped City XI post 193/4 against Combined Districts on the first day of the TNCA U-19 City vs Combined Districts match. Brief scores: City 193/4 in 66.3 ovs (Tushar Raheja 112) vs Combined Districts.