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NEW DELHI: India spinner Varun Chakravarthy was on Thursday appointed captain of Tamil Nadu for this season’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which begins across the country on November 26. Chakravarthy comes into the tournament after playing a key role in India’s recent 2-1 T20I series win in Australia, where he picked up five wickets across three completed matches. 🚨 VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY - CAPTAIN OF TAMIL NADU IN SYED MUSHTAQ ALI 🚨 pic.twitter.com/5SHQPo8fVL — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 13, 2025 India batter Narayan Jagadeesan has been named the deputy for the team in the country’s premier domestic T20 competition. Left arm spinner R Sai Kishore and promising youngster Andre Siddarth are also part of the squad. India left arm seamer T Natarajan has been included as well. Tamil Nadu, who have had a modest run in this season’s Ranji Trophy, are placed in Elite Group D alongside Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Tripura, Jharkhand and Saurashtra. The team will open their campaign against Rajasthan in Ahmedabad. Tamil Nadu squad: Varun Chakravarthy (captain), Narayan Jagadeesan (vice captain, wicketkeeper), Tushar Raheja (wicketkeeper), VP Amit Sathvik, Shahrukh Khan, Andre Siddarth, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Shivam Singh, R Sai Kishore, M Siddarth, T Natarajan, Gurjapneet Singh, A Esakkimuthu, R Sonu Yadav, R Silambarasan, S Rithik Easwaran (wicketkeeper). (With PTI Inputs)

14 November, 2025