Abhinav Mukund to lead Tamil Nadu in Ranji final against Karnataka

Chennai: Having successfully led the Tamil Nadu into the Ranji finals, Abhinav Mukund is once again set to captain the side in the title clash against holders Karnataka starting Sunday, here.

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Assication (TNCA) released a 16-member squad that will prepare for one final flourish in the five-day title clash at the Wankhede Stadium.

Tamil Nadu edged out last edition's runners-up Maharashtra by virtue of first innings lead on February 28 to set up a summit clash with their southern rivals and also made it to their 12th Ranji final appearance, and first since 2011-12.

Squad:

Abhinav Mukund (Captain), Murali Vijay, U Sushil, Baba Aparajith, Dinesh Karthik, Baba Indrajith, R Prasanna, Laxmipathy Balaji, Vijay Shankar, Malolan Rangarajan, Rahil S Shah, R Aushik Srinivas, M Shahrukh Khan, A Aswin Crist, L Vignesh, Prasanth Parameswaran.