Chennai: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, Test opener Murali Vijay and wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik were on Wednesday named in a strong Tamilnadu team for the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament, which begins on 1 November.
The team, led by Baba Indrajith, also includes talented, young all-rounder MS Washington Sundar and Vijay Shankar. Medium-pacer S Abhishek Tanwar is the only new face in the Ranji squad.
The 27-year-old had a good outing for Madurai Panthers in the third edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League held recently. The fast bowling unit will consist of M Mohammed, J Kousik, Tanwar and R Rohit.
Squad: B Indrajith (Captain), M Kaushik Gandhi, Abhinav Mukund, M Vijay, Vijay Shankar, B Aparajith, Dinesh Karthik, N Jagadeesan, M S Washington Sundar, R Ashwin, R Sai Kishore, Rahil S Shah, M Mohammed, J Kousik, R Rohit, S Abhishek Tanwar.