Ranji Trophy 2019-20: All-rounder Vijay Shankar to captain Tamil Nadu, Baba Aparajith named as deputy

Chennai: All-rounder Vijay Shankar was named captain of the Tamil Nadu team for the Ranji Trophy, beginning on 9 December. The team was announced by the State Selection Committee of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association includes Test star R Ashwin and out of favour opener M Vijay. The team was selected for the first two Ranji Trophy matches against Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh which starts from 9 December. Washington Sundar will join the team for the second match and K Mukunth will be released from the squad. Squad: Vijay Shankar (Captain), B Aparajith (Vice Captain), M Vijay, Abhinav Mukund, K Dinesh Karthik, N Jagadeesan, R Ashwin, R Sai Kishore, T Natarajan, K Vignesh, Abhishek Tanwar, M Ashwin, M Siddharth, Shahrukh Khan, K Mukunth.