T. Natarajan will not take part in Tamil Nadu’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026-27 campaign after his name was excluded from its updated squad on Wednesday, November 11.

R. Silambarasan has been added to the squad in his stead.

Natarajan was a regular for iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans in the TNPL 2026, and was recently traded back to Sunrisers Hyderabad for the IPL 2027 season. He also represented India at the Hong Kong Super Sixes in October.

Since winning its third title in 2021, TN has had a disappointing run in the shortest format and has failed to qualify for the knockouts in the last four editions.

The 16-member squad consists of no other major surprises. Tushar Raheja, V.P. Amith Sathvik and B. Sachin lead the batting firepower at the top, while N. Jagadeesan, M. Shahrukh Khan, Andre Siddarth and S. Rithik Easwaran provide middle-order options. Varun Chakaravarthy, Sai Kishore and M. Siddharth will lead the spin department.

TN is slotted in Group B alongside Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Railways, Saurashtra and Bihar, with the matches set to be played in Indore.