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Ranji Trophy 2026-27: Fast bowling provides green shoots but familiar batting concerns remain for Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu’s Ranji Trophy campaign kicked off with a mixed bag of results against Rajasthan, exposing lingering batting vulnerabilities while offering fresh promise in their pace attack. The team’s 274-run total in the second innings fell short of chasing down Rajasthan’s 363, leaving them 89 runs behind after the first innings.

Established batters like Jagadeesan (55) and Pradosh Ranjan Paul (58) struggled to accelerate the scoring, with Jagadeesan’s dismissal—caught at long-off off left-arm spinner Kukna Ajay Singh—highlighting the need for more consistent firepower at the top. Meanwhile, youngster C.

Andre Siddharth provided a rare bright spot with a patient 81 off 192 balls, reinforcing his status as a reliable middle-order option with a First Class average of 54.45. The lower order’s collapse, losing four wickets for just 10 runs, underscored a persistent weakness that has plagued Tamil Nadu in recent seasons, leaving skipper Sai Kishore to address a recurring issue in their batting depth.

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