Wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthick 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 at New Delhi.

According to a Tamil Nadu Cricket Association release, opening batsman, Murali Vijay will be the vice captain. The team includes S Badrinath who led India 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 in June.

The team:  K Dinesh Karthik, (Capt.), M Vijay, vice captain) Abhinav Mukund, KB Arun Karthik, S Badrinath, S Suresh Kumar, R Ashwin, C Ganapathy, L Balaji, R Suthesh, R Aushik Srinivas, S Anirudha, V Yo Mahesh, U Sushil, M Kaushik Gandhi, R.Jesuraj and W V Raman (chief coach), DJ Gokulakrishnan (Asst. Coach), Naveen Babu, Physio and K Manoj Kumar (Trainer).