All-rounder Vijay Shankar was named captain of the Tamil Nadu team for the Ranji Trophy 2019-20 season, beginning on December 9.
The team announced by the State Selection Committeeof the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association includes Test star RAshwin and out of favour opener M Vijay.
Batsman Baba Aparajith has been named vice-captain of the squad.
The team was selected for the first two Ranji Trophymatches against Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh.
Tamil Nadu opens its campaign in Group B against Karnataka at Dindigul.
M S Washington Sundar will join the team for the second match and K Mukunth will be released from the squad.
Young left-arm spinner M Siddharth, who made his debut in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and impressed in the matches he played, has been chosen along with leggie Murugan Ashwin.
Lanky left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore is part of the spin combination that also includes the hugely experienced R Ashwin.
T Natarajan, K Vignesh and S Abhishek Tanwar form the pace attack.
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, KMukunth.
Rahane, Shaw return
Mumbai: Test specialist Ajinkya Rahane and young opener Prithvi Shaw were on Tuesday named in the 15- member Mumbai trophy squad for their lung opener against Baroda.
The two made to the 15-member squad, which was picked by the Milind Rege-led ad-hoc selection panel on Monday itself, but the official announcement was made by the cricket body on Tuesday.
Mumbai, the 41-time domestic champions, play their first game of the 2019-20 season against Baroda in Vadodara from December 9.
The squad is being led by batsman Suryakumar Yadav, with experienced wicket-keeper Aditya Tare as his deputy.
Shreyas Iyer and all-rounder Shivam Dube have not been picked in the squad as they are in the national team.
Rahane, India’s test specialist, will get good game practice as India now play Tests only in New Zealand after two months.
The game would also be an opportunity for Shaw, who returned to competitive cricket after serving an eight-month doping ban to redeem himself.
The Mumbai squad otherwise looks more or less balanced.
Regulars Jay Bista, Shubham Ranjane, Shams Mulani, and pacers Shardul Thakur and Dhawal Kulkarni are part of the squad.
According to sources, Mumbai’s crisis man Siddesh Lad will not be available for first game as he is set to get married this Friday.
Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Aditya Tare (Vice Captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Jay Bista, Shubham Ranjane, Akash Parkar, Sarfaraz Khan, Shams Mulani, Vinayak Bhoir, Shashank Attarde, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Dhawal Kulkarni and Eknath Kerkar.