Tamil nadu: After winning the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 edition, Tamil Nadu skipper Dinesh Karthik expressed satisfaction leading his side to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title win. As they secured their domestic T20 win on Sunday (January 31) skipper Dinesh Karthik said that he is very keen on taking cricket on taking cricket forward in the state and he also highlighted how Tamil Nadu has been successful in producing international cricketers.
“You understand your cricket over a period of time. I am very keen on taking our state cricket forward and playing for the country is always on my mind. This is the biggest stadium in the world. The outfield and the wickets throughout were fantastic. To have an IPL game is here is going to be fantastic. Everything looks big here. Support staff have done a great job. We do all the strategies together. I would like to thank Gujarat Cricket Association, for taking care of us really well in the bubble,” he said after the match.
Chasing 121 to win, they overhauled the target in 18 overs with 7 wickets to spare. Karthik led Tamilnadu beat Baroda in the final by 7 wickets to win the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2021. Karthik also mentioned the two Indian youngster Washington Sundar and T Natrajan who were playing for Tamil Nadu in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament last year have grown in heaps and bounds to produce match-winning performances for India. He added that there would be more players from the state to play for the country and praised the youngsters who played well in the tournament.
“Just the fact that there are players like Natarajan and Washington Sundar in the Indian team, those guys were around last year playing this tournament for us. Just to see those guys go there, I am sure there`ll be a few more going from here. There have been so many good performances throughout the season. We are able to produce cricketers to play for the country, that`s always a sign of a team doing well. Really hurt us last year. We played some really good cricket and we have been pretty consistent throughout.” Karthik added.
Last year Karthik’s team lost the final to Karnataka last year by one run. This is the second time Tamil Nadu has won the domestic T20 tournament. Earlier, they had won the competition in the 2006-07 season.
