The Tamil Nadu cricket team is a domestic cricket team run by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association representing the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It has been one of the most dominant teams in white-ball domestic cricket in India. The team plays in Ranji Trophy, the highest tier of the domestic first-class cricket tournament in India and in List A tournaments Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They have won the Ranji Trophy twice and have finished runners-up nine times.
They are the team that has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy most often. They were the first team to win the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2006/07. The team was known as Madras until the 1970–71 season before the Madras state was renamed Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is the only team to win the five different Indian domestic trophies (Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Deodhar Trophy).
Home ground
The team is based at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, named after M. A. Chidambaram 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
- 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
- Winners: 1988-89
- Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Winners (5): 2002-03, 2004-05, 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, 2021-22
- Runners-up: 2019-20
Famous players
Current team squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!align=center| Name
!align=center| Birth date
!align=center| Batting style
!align=center| Bowling style
!align=center| TNCA Club
!align=center| Notes
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! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Batsmen
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| Pradosh Ranjan Paul || || Left-handed || Right-arm off break || Vijay CC ||
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| Andre Siddharth || || Right-handed || || Jolly Rovers CC ||
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| Baba Indrajith || || Right-handed || Right-arm leg break || Jolly Rovers CC ||
|-
| Shahrukh Khan || || Right-handed || Right-arm off break || Alwarpet CC || Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
|-
| Vimal Khumar || || Left-handed || || Jolly Rovers CC ||
|-
| Sai Sudharsan || || Left-handed || Right-arm leg break || Jolly Rovers CC || Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
|-
| Boopathi Vaishna Kumar || || Left-handed || || Mylapore RC (A) ||
|-
| Tushar Raheja || || Left-handed || || Alwarpet CC ||
|-
| R Rajkumar || || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || Pristine CC ||
|-
| Amith Sathvik || || Right-handed || || Globe Trotters SC ||
|-
| Shivam Singh || || Right-handed || Right-arm off break || Nelson SC ||
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | All-rounders
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| Mohamed Ali || || Right-handed || Right-arm off break || Vijay CC ||
|-
| Sunny Sandhu || || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || Nelson SC ||
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| P Vidyuth || || Left-handed || Slow left arm orthodox || Alwarpet CC ||
|-
| Washington Sundar || || Left-handed || Right-arm off break|| Globe Trotters SC || Twenty20 Captain <br> Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Wicket-keepers
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| Narayan Jagadeesan ||||Right-handed|| || Vijay CC || List A Captain
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| Athish SR || || Left-handed || || Mylapore RC (A) ||
|-
! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Spin Bowlers
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| Sai Kishore || || Left-handed || Slow left arm orthodox || Vijay CC || First-class Captain <br> Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
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| Varun Chakravarthy || || Right-handed || Right-arm leg break || Vijay CC || Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
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| Manimaran Siddharth || || Left-handed || Slow left arm orthodox || Jolly Rovers CC || Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
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! style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="7" align="center" | Pace Bowlers
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| Sonu Yadav || || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast || Jolly Rovers CC ||
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| Gurjapneet Singh || || Right-handed || Left-arm medium-fast || Vijay CC || Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
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| Sandeep Warrier || || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast || Jolly Rovers CC ||
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| G Govinth || || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || Vijay CC ||
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| T Natarajan || || Left-handed || Left-arm medium-fast || Vijay CC || Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
|}
Updated as on 1 February 2026