Murali Vijay pulls out of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy due to personal reasons

L Suryapprakash comes in place of Vijay in Tamil Nadu’s probables list.

Veteran Tamil Nadu batsman Murali Vijay has withdrawn his name for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, citing personal reasons.

L Suryapprakash comes in place of Vijay in Tamil Nadu’s probables list while Medium-pacer K Vignesh, who tested positive for COVID-19, has been replaced by Jaganath Sinivas.

“L Suryapprakash and Jaganath Sinivas have been included in place of M Vijay (expressed his unavailability due to personal reasons) and K Vignesh (tested Covid positive) in the Tamil Nadu probables for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament,” a Tamil Nadu Cricket Association press release stated on Saturday (December 19).

Vijay, who has represented India in 61 Tests, 17 ODIs and 9 T20Is, was among the established names in the 26-strong probables list announced on December 16 alongside Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar, Baba Aparajith and Baba Indrajith.

The 36-year-old right-hander played in the national T20 tournament in the 2019-20 season and also in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-overs competition) besides the Ranji Trophy.

(With PTI inputs)