The Tamil Nadu cricket team is a domestic cricket team run by
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is the governing body of cricket activities in the India state of Tamil Nadu. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and governs the Tamil Nadu cricket team. Rupa Gurunath is the for ...
representing the state of
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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.It has been one of the most dominating teams in white ball cricket in domestic circuit The team plays in
Ranji Trophy
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, the top tier of the domestic first-class cricket tournament in
India
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and in List A tournaments
Vijay Hazare Trophy
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and
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They have won the
Ranji Trophy
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twice and have finished runners-up nine times. They are the team that has won the
Vijay Hazare Trophy
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and
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy most often. They were the first team to win the
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The team was known as Madras until the 1970–71 season before renaming of
Madras state
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to
Tamil Nadu
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.
Tamil Nadu
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is the only team to win the five different Indian domestic trophies (
Ranji Trophy
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,
Irani Trophy
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,
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy,
Vijay Hazare Trophy
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and
Deodhar Trophy) in India.
Home ground
The team is based at the
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
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, named after
M. A. Chidambaram
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Early life
Chidambaram was born at Kanadukat ...
a former president of the
BCCI. Established in 1916, it has a capacity of 38,000 and had floodlights installed in 1996.
Honours
*
Ranji Trophy
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** Winners (2):
1954–55,
1987–88
** Runners-up (10):
1935–36,
1940–41,
1967–68,
1972–73,
1991–92,
1995–96,
2002–03,
2003–04,
2011–12,
2014–15
*
Irani Cup
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** Winners: 1988-89
*
Vijay Hazare Trophy
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** Winners (5): 2002-03,
2004-05
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,
2008-09,
2009-10,
2016-17
** Runners-up (2):
2019-20,
2021-22
*
Deodhar Trophy
** Winners:
2016-17
*
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
** Winners (3):
2006-07,
2020-21
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,
2021-22
** Runners-up:
2019-20
Famous players
Current squad
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
''Updated as on 28 November 2022''
Records
References
Indian first-class cricket teams
Cricket in Tamil Nadu
Sports teams in Tamil Nadu
Cricket clubs established in 1930
1930 establishments in India
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