R. Sai Kishore and Pradosh Ranjan Paul will lead the TNCA President’s XI and TNCA XI, respectively, in the All India Buchi Babu invitational tournament to be played from August 18 to September 9 in Chennai.
Four members of TN’s Cooch Behar winning squad — K. Abhinav, J. Hemchudeshan, D. Deepesh and R.S. Ambrish — have been included.
Speedster A. Esakkimuthu and wicketkeeper-batter Tushar Raheja have been rewarded for their good showing in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Premier League.
Interestingly, pacers Sandeep Warrier, Gurjapneet Singh and wicketkeeper-batter N. Jagadeesan have been rested for the tournament, keeping in mind the long domestic season.
The squads: TNCA President’s XI: R. Sai Kishore (Capt.), C. Andre Siddarth C (Vice-capt.), B. Indrajith, Vijay Shankar, M. Shahrukh Khan, R. Vimal Khumar, S. Radhakrishnan, S. Lokeshwar, G. Ajitesh, J. Hemchudeshan, M. Siddharth, R.S. Ambrish, C.V. Achyuth, H. Trilok Nag, P. Saravana Kumar and K. Abhinav.
TNCA XI: Pradosh Ranjan Paul (Capt.), Boopathi Vaishna Kumar (Vice-capt.), B. Sachin, Tushar Raheja, Kiran Karthikeyan, S. Mohamed Ali, S. Rithik Easwaran, S.R. Athish, S. Lakshay Jain, D.T. Chandrasekar, P. Vidyuth, R. Sonu Yadav, D. Deepesh, J. Prem Kumar, A. Esakkimuthu and T.D. Lokesh Raj.
Published – August 08, 2025 08:34 pm IST