Chennai: India Test players Ravichandran
Ashwin and Murali Vijay were today included in the Tamil Nadu
team for Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C League which will be
played here from February 5 to 14.
The two cricketers were part of the team that went down
1-2 in the three-Test series against South Africa, which
concluded recently. While Vijay was never a regular in the
India limited-over set up, Ashwin has lost his place in the
team and so has Ravindra Jadeja.
The 16-member team led by all-rounder Vijay Shankar will
be without the services of experienced keeper-batsman Dinesh
Karthik, who is part of the Indian ODI and T20 teams in South
Africa.
Baba Aparajith is the vice captain, said a TNCA release.
Abhinav Mukund, who led the state side in the Ranji
Trophy, misses out due to injury.
Paceman Aswin Crist, who missed the Ranji Trophy season
owing to injury, makes a comeback.
The Tamil Nadu selection committee chairman S Sharath
said the presence of Ashwin and Vijay will be a boost to the
team.
"The squad is a mix of experience and youth. The
presence of Ashwin and Vijay will be a boost for the team. A
few good players missed out," he added.
Squad: Vijay Shankar (captain), B Aparajith (vice
captain), R Ashwin, M Vijay, M Kaushik Gandhi, M S Washington
Sundar, Ganga Sridhar Raju, B Anirudh Sita Ram, N Jagadeesan
(WK), K Vignesh, V Yomahesh, Aswin Crist, J Kousik, R Sai
Kishore, Raahil Shah, M Abhinav.
PTI
