CHENNAI: Days after he was overlooked by the selectors for the limited-overs series against West Indies, M Shah Rukh Khan has been added as a stand-by in the Indian team. With the third wave still continuing across the country, the Tamil Nadu middle-order batsman has been linked with left-arm spinner and state teammate R as part of a contingency plan. Sai Kishore,
A source confirmed the development late Saturday night. “BCCI wants to cover all their bases. The third wave is still on, the board can’t take a chance and Shah Rukh and Sai Kishor have been added to the squad. Sai Kishor will be a good easy bowler in the nets as well.” A source told TOI.
Apart from these two TN all-rounders Washington Beautiful The series starting in Ahmedabad from 6 February has also been selected.
TN. no replacement in Ranji Squad so far:
The selection of all three would mean that Tamil Nadu may have to look for a replacement for their 20-man Ranji Trophy squad. The selectors and the team management, however, did not initially ask for Washington’s replacement. “After the West Indies series was over, Washington would have been available. So the management was fine with 19 players to play the first few matches. Now with both Shah Rukh and Sai missing, the team composition may change. A final decision will be made next. Took in two days,” said the source.
Natarajan to undergo fitness test
The source also revealed that the postponed Ranji Trophy has opened the way for Natarajan to be selected in the TN squad. But they will have to go through the fitness test to be held on Tuesday or Wednesday. Natarajan has been out of the team for the last two months due to a knee injury.
TN Ranji Camp from Monday:
With the postponed Ranji Trophy likely to begin from February 12 or 13, the Vijay Shankar-led Tamil Nadu team will gather for a week-long camp from Monday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
The source said that the players will undergo a mandatory RT-PCR test before entering the bubble. “The squad will probably travel to the scheduled venue on February 6 and quarantine for the next three days before resuming practice. TNCA will keep the players in a bio-bubble till then,” the source said.
Chennai likely to host plate matches and knockout rounds:
Chennai may host plate group matches in the upcoming Ranji Trophy. The BCCI initially shortlisted Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram as possible venues for the tournament. But it turned out that Mumbai (likely IPL host city) and Thiruvananthapuram (high number of Covid cases) were ruled out. “When the initial phase was planned, Chennai was supposed to host the plate matches. BCCI is likely to keep the schedule intact. The knockout phase starts in June and it is the start of monsoon in the country. However, not Chennai. Found it rained a lot during that phase. So BCCI may schedule a knockout stage in Chennai,” said the source.
A source confirmed the development late Saturday night. “BCCI wants to cover all their bases. The third wave is still on, the board can’t take a chance and Shah Rukh and Sai Kishor have been added to the squad. Sai Kishor will be a good easy bowler in the nets as well.” A source told TOI.
Apart from these two TN all-rounders Washington Beautiful The series starting in Ahmedabad from 6 February has also been selected.
TN. no replacement in Ranji Squad so far:
The selection of all three would mean that Tamil Nadu may have to look for a replacement for their 20-man Ranji Trophy squad. The selectors and the team management, however, did not initially ask for Washington’s replacement. “After the West Indies series was over, Washington would have been available. So the management was fine with 19 players to play the first few matches. Now with both Shah Rukh and Sai missing, the team composition may change. A final decision will be made next. Took in two days,” said the source.
Natarajan to undergo fitness test
The source also revealed that the postponed Ranji Trophy has opened the way for Natarajan to be selected in the TN squad. But they will have to go through the fitness test to be held on Tuesday or Wednesday. Natarajan has been out of the team for the last two months due to a knee injury.
TN Ranji Camp from Monday:
With the postponed Ranji Trophy likely to begin from February 12 or 13, the Vijay Shankar-led Tamil Nadu team will gather for a week-long camp from Monday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
The source said that the players will undergo a mandatory RT-PCR test before entering the bubble. “The squad will probably travel to the scheduled venue on February 6 and quarantine for the next three days before resuming practice. TNCA will keep the players in a bio-bubble till then,” the source said.
Chennai likely to host plate matches and knockout rounds:
Chennai may host plate group matches in the upcoming Ranji Trophy. The BCCI initially shortlisted Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram as possible venues for the tournament. But it turned out that Mumbai (likely IPL host city) and Thiruvananthapuram (high number of Covid cases) were ruled out. “When the initial phase was planned, Chennai was supposed to host the plate matches. BCCI is likely to keep the schedule intact. The knockout phase starts in June and it is the start of monsoon in the country. However, not Chennai. Found it rained a lot during that phase. So BCCI may schedule a knockout stage in Chennai,” said the source.
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