Rest of India U23 vs Tamil Nadu U23 2026 Schedule, Squads & Venue

In India, junior cricket has taken a different turn in recent years, playing exceptionally well in the U-19 World Cups as well as in the Youth bilateral tours. However, this improvement is only possible due to regular efforts taken at the grassroots level by the BCCI to improve junior cricket and provide them with a lot of exposure before they could play competitive cricket at a higher level.

Just like the Irani Trophy takes place in the Indian domestic schedule, where the winner of the Ranji Trophy takes on the Rest of India team, similarly, BCCI has reintroduced a match between the Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy Winner and Rest of India U23, providing a good game of cricket to emerging cricketers of India. The Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy 2025-26 winner is Tamil Nadu U23, who will be taking on Rest of India U23. Let's have a look at the Rest of India U23 vs Tamil Nadu U23 2026 schedule, squads and venue.

Rest of India U23 vs Tamil Nadu U23 2026 Schedule

The Rest of India U23 vs Tamil Nadu U23 2026 match is scheduled to be played on October 1–4, 2026, at one of the iconic and oldest cricket stadiums in India, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The Rest of India U23 vs Tamil Nadu U23 2026 venue is expected to bring a good amount of crowd to cheer the youngsters. The match is likely to start at 9:00 AM IST daily, as per the standard start time of multi-day matches in India.

Rest of India U23 vs Tamil Nadu U23 2026 Squads

The Rest of India U23 vs Tamil Nadu U23 2026 squads will feature young, bright talent across the country and the winning team, Tamil Nadu. The BCCI has announced the Rest of India U23 squad, while the Tamil Nadu U23 squad is yet to be officially announced.

Rest of India U23 Squad

Priyanshu Moliya (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (vc), Ayush Jethwa, Manan Bhat, Digvijay Patil, Raxit Mehta, Aravelly Avanish Rao [WK], Mayank Verma [WK], Emanjot Singh Chahal, Chandraraj Rathod, Varun Singh Bhuie, Ganesh Suthar, Nikhil Giri, Chetan Sharma, G Sumith.

Tamil Nadu U23 Squad (Probable)

Boopathi Vaishna Kumar (c), Mohamed Ali (vc), Manav Parakh, Jayant RK, Kiran Karthikeyan, Madhava Prasad, Athish SR, Amit Sathvik VP, Vignesh P, Sachin Rathi, Pravin R, Karthick Manikandan VS, Govinth G, Arunachalam V, Sachin B, and Sunny Sandhu.