Dinesh Karthik to lead TN Ranji team

Wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik [ Images ] will captain Tamil Nadu in their first Elite Group-A league match of the Ranji Trophy championship against Indian Railways scheduled from November 3 to 6 in New Delhi [ Images ].

Opening batsman, Murali Vijay will serve as Karthik's deputy in the championship, The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association said in a statement.

The team includes S Badrinath who led India [ Images ] Red to victory in the NPK Salve challenger Series early this month besides leading the title winning Indian-A team in the Emerging Players tournament in Australia [ Images ] in June.

The team: 

K Dinesh Karthik, (C), M Vijay (VC), Abhinav Mukund, KB Arun Karthik, S Badrinath, S Suresh Kumar, R Ashwin, C Ganapathy, L Balaji [ Images ], R Suthesh, R Aushik Srinivas, S Anirudha, V Yo Mahesh, U Sushil, M Kaushik Gandhi, R Jesuraj and W V Raman (Chief Coach), D J Gokulakrishnan (Asst Coach), Naveen Babu, Physio and K Manoj Kumar (Trainer).