A news has gained momentum in the Indian cricket world. Talking about Ranji Trophy 2025, news has come that even after being fit, Ashwin-Sundar will not play Ranji cricket. Tamil Nadu has announced its 15-member squad for the second phase of Ranji Trophy. R Ashwin and Washington Sundar did not get a place in this team.
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Tamil Nadu has announced its 15-member squad for the second phase of Ranji Trophy. The team will start the second phase from January 23 with a match against Chandigarh. Fast bowler Sandeep Warrier has returned to the team led by captain Sai Kishore, while fast bowler Gurjapneet Singh will be out of the team due to injury. Tamil Nadu currently tops Group D. Star all-rounder Washington Sundar has not been included in this team. Sundar was part of the Indian Test team in the home Test series against New Zealand and the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia.
Why did Sundar not get a place in the team?
He has also been included in the squad for the five-match T20 series against England starting January 22, a day before the start of the second phase of the Ranji Trophy. Sundar is also expected to be selected in the squad for ODI and ICC Champions Trophy. Considering his busy schedule, the team has decided to give him rest.
fans were disappointed
Experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is also not a part of the team. After announcing his retirement from international cricket in the middle of the Border-Gavaskar series last year, it was expected that Ashwin would once again return to domestic cricket. However, fans waiting for his return are disappointed as now he is expected to return in the next season.
Tamil Nadu team for the second phase of Ranji Trophy is as follows – Sai Kishore R, Jagadeesan N, Vijay Shankar, Indrajit B, Mohammed Ali S, Andre Siddharth C, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Bupathi Vaishna Kumar, Ajit Ram S, Lakshya Jain S. , Lokeshwar S (WK), Sandeep Warrier, Mohammed M, Siddharth M, Trilok Nag
