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Madras cricket team

Tamil Nadu cricket team
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Challenger Trophy 2006.jpg
Captain: Abhinav Mukund
Coach: Hrishikesh Kanitkar
Colours:      Yellow      Dark Blue
Owner: Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
Founded: 1930
Home ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Ranji Trophy wins: 2
Irani Trophy wins: 1
Deodhar Trophy wins: 1
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins: 5
Official website: TNCA

The Tamil Nadu cricket team is a domestic cricket team run by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association representing the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The team plays in Ranji Trophy, the top tier of the domestic first-class cricket tournament in India. Before renaming of Madras state to Tamil Nadu, the team was known as Madras until the 1970-71 season. They have won the Ranji Trophy twice and have finished runners-up nine times.

The team is based at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, named after a former president of the BCCI. Established in 1916, it has a capacity of 38,000 and had floodlights installed in 1996.

Players from Tamil Nadu who have played for India.

For more details on this topic, see List of Tamil Nadu first-class cricket records, List of Tamil Nadu List A cricket records, List of Tamil Nadu Twenty20 cricket records.



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