Vijay Hazare Trophy: R Ashwin, Murali Vijay named in Tamil Nadu probables

India spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin and all-rounders Vijay Shankar and MS Washington Sundar were on Sunday named in the Tamil Nadu probables list for the Vijay Hazare Trophy One-Day Tournament 2019-20, beginning later this month.

The team will be led by Dinesh Karthik, while former Tamil Nadu all-rounder D Vasu is the coach. The team includes C Hari Nishaanth, who performed well in the recent TNPL.

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According to a Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) press release, the list also includes out-of-favour India players Murali Vijay and Abhinav Mukund.

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Earlier, chief selector M Senthilnathan had said that Karthik was chosen keeping his experience in mind and his ability to motivate the players, having led various teams, including the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

“Karthik has been picked because of his experience and leadership skills. He has led at various levels, including for KKR in the IPL and that will be handy,” he said.

The probables:

K Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Mukund, N Jagadeesan, B Aparajith, R Ashwin, MS Washington Sundar, V Ganga Sridhar Raju, C Hari Nishaanth, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, S Lokeshwar, K Mukunth, Murali Vijay, T Natarajan, K Vignesh, M Mohammed, Abhishek Tanwar, J Kousik, R Sai Kishore, M Siddharth and M Ashwin.