Murali Vijay opts out of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy owing to personal reasons

India’s Murali Vijay (Source: Reuters)

Veteran Tamil Nadu batsman Murali Vijay has opted out of the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match owing to personal reasons.

Medium-pacer Ok Vignesh, who examined optimistic for coronavirus, was changed within the probables checklist by R S 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 launch acknowledged on Saturday.

Out-of-favour India opener Vijay, who featured for Chennai Super Kings in a couple of matches within the current IPL, was among the many established names within the 26-strong probables checklist introduced on December 16 together with Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar, Baba Aparajith and Baba Indrajith.

The 36-year-old right-hander performed within the nationwide T20 match within the 2019-20 season and in addition within the Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-overs competitors) other than the Ranji Trophy.

While batsman Suryapprakash is available in place of Vijay, Jaganath Sinivas replaces medium-pacer Vignesh.

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