Ranji Trophy: Vijay Shankar to lead Tamil Nadu in first two matches

Washington Sundar will be joining the Tamil Nadu team for the second match.

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) on Monday named all-rounder Vijay Shankar as the captain for first two matches in the upcoming Ranji Trophy.

Vijay Shankar

The state cricket association has also included opening batsman Murali Vijay and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for the first two matches of the domestic competition.

Washington Sundar will be joining the team for the second match, and as a result, K Mukunth will be released from the squad.

Tamil Nadu squad for the first two matches:Vijay Shankar (C), B Aparajith (VC), 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

Tamil Nadu will take on Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh in their first two matches of the Ranji Trophy.

Tamil Nadu and Karnataka take on each other from December 9-12.