SMAT | Shahrukh dropped from TN squad, sent home along with Pradosh and Andre

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Tamil Nadu's M. Shahrukh Khan.

Tamil Nadu's M. Shahrukh Khan. | Photo Credit: File photo: M. PERIASAMY

After a disastrous start, Tamil Nadu — a broadside considered a powerhouse successful white-ball cricket — is theoretically retired of the contention for a berth successful the 2nd signifier of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The team, which had won won back-to-back titles successful 2020-21 and 2021-22, is facing elimination successful the radical signifier for the 4th twelvemonth running.

The State elder enactment committee has been forced to marque a raft of changes. Pace-bowling all-rounder Sunny Sandhu and spin-bowling all-rounder Mohamed Ali, caller disconnected their exploits successful Tamil Nadu’s BCCI under-23 State-A one-day trophy triumph a time earlier, were drafted into the squad connected Tuesday,

Subsequently, connected Thursday, Shahrukh Khan was dropped from the squad and sent location pursuing a mediocre tally truthful far.

Batters Pradosh Ranjan Paul and Andre Siddarth, neither of whom featured successful a azygous match, were besides asked to instrumentality home. The determination raises the question of wherefore they were selected successful the archetypal place.

It was lone a fewer days earlier the tourney began that pace-bowling all-rounder R. Rajkumar was added to the squad arsenic an afterthought. The changeless rejigging reflects the turbulence successful the Tamil Nadu dugout.

Published - December 04, 2025 06:09 p.m. IST

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