Former India U19 and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fast bowler Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh has been appointed as the new head coach of the Tamil Nadu senior men’s cricket team for the upcoming 2026/27 domestic season.
The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) finalized the decision after reviewing applications for coaching and selection roles. Yo Mahesh will lead coaching for both the multi-day and white-ball senior men’s teams, succeeding M. Senthilnathan and M. Venkataramana.
With experience in 50 first-class games, 61 List A matches, and 46 T20 games, Mahesh, who also played for Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in the IPL, will be supported by R Srinivasan as the assistant coach for red-ball cricket.
J. Hariesh, an assistant batting coach for IPL’s Sunrisers Hyderabad, will assist with white-ball formats. Other appointments include V R S Guru Kedarnath for the Under-23 team and V Maaruthi Raghav for the Under-19 boys’ setup. S Dinesh and T R Madhavan will lead the Under-16 and Under-14 coaching departments.
Aarthi Sankaran, a BCCI-NCA Level 3 coach, will head the senior women’s team, with former India fast bowler Niranjana Nagarajan as the assistant coach. V Bobby Gulecha, S Ashok Anand, and Nilofer Firdhouse will guide the Under-23, U19, and U15 women’s teams, respectively.
TNCA Secretary U Bhagwandas Rao announced K Hemamalini as the chairperson of the women’s senior selection committee and N Manjhulaa to lead the junior women’s selection committee for talent identification.
