Chennai: A few days after he was ignored by the selection for a limited series of West Indies, M Shahrukh Khan had been added to standby for Indian forces.
With the third wave still survive throughout the country, the Tamil Nadu middle mixture has been added as part of an emergency plan along with spinner left arm and statemate R Sai Kishore.
A source confirmed the development at the end of Saturday.
“BCCI wants to have all the bases.
With the third wave still survive, the council cannot take the opportunity and Shahrukh and Sai Kishore have been added to the squad of a source told Tii.
Apart from the duo, the AllRounder Washington Sundar TN has also been chosen for the series starting at Ahmedabad From February 6.
There is no replacement in the TN Squad Ranji: Trio selection will mean that Tamil Nadu may have to find a replacement for 20 members of the trophy squad.
Voters and management teams even though they have not requested Washington replacement at first.
“After the West Indies will end Washington will be available.
So the management is fine to play some of the first matches with 19 players.
Now the composition of the team might change with Shahrukh and Sai lost.
The final decision will be taken in the next two days, “said the source.
Natarajan will undergo a fitness test: This source also told that the Trophy Ranji who was postponed had opened a window for Natarajan to be chosen in TN forces.
But he must provide a fitness test In the past to be held on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Natarajan has been sidelined for the past two months with a knee injury.
TN Ranji Camp from Monday: With Trophy Ranji who was postponed tends to start from 12 or 13 February, the Tamil Nadu squad led by Vijay Shankar will gather for the camp For a week at MA Chidambaram Stadium from Monday.
The source informed that the players will undergo a required RT-PCR test before entering the bubble.
“The squad might travel to the venue which was a destination on February 6 and Quarantine for the next three days before starting their training.
TNCA will make the players in bio bubble until then, “said the source.
Chennai tends to accommodate the match of the plate and the knockout round: Chennai is likely to accommodate the match of the plate group in the upcoming trophy.
BCCI originally chose Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram as a place for the tournament.
But it was studied that Mumbai (possibility of IPL host City) and Thiruvananthapuram (the number of high Covid cases) was ruled out.
“When the initial phase was planned, Chennai should accommodate the match of the plate.
BCCI is likely to keep the schedule as intact.
The knockout phase starts in June and it is the beginning of the rainy season in this country.
However, Chennai did not get much rain during that phase.
So BCCI is likely to schedule the knockout phase at Chennai, “said the source.