Andre Siddarth ‘not satisfied’ despite match-winning effort for Tamil Nadu in Ranji Trophy

Tamil Nadu’s Andre Siddarth, right, celebrates his half century on day three of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match against Railways. | Photo Credit: PTI

“I’m happy about it, but not satisfied”. These were Andre Siddarth’s exact words when asked to sum up his rusty, yet match-winning innings against Railways on Wednesday.

The 20-year-old endured a shaky start before grinding out an unbeaten 56 off 128 balls in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D fixture.

“I thought it was a wake-up call when Bhargav Merai dropped my catch. And luckily, I was batting with Indranna [B. Indrajith]. He’s the senior-most batter in the team. I felt it was much easier because he was there,” Andre said after the third day’s play at the MAC Stadium.

On the instructions he got when he found it tough at the crease, Andre said: “At first, I wanted to take on the bowling because the wicket was tricky. But after some time, Indrajith and Yo Mahesh sir told me to bat normally and not play reckless shots.”

Andre, however, was determined to be the man hitting the winning runs. “I wanted to stay till the end. I knew I could win [us] the game even if we had lost, hypothetically, nine wickets,” he added.

Toufik Mondal, whose eight-wicket match-haul went in vain, touched upon Railways’ missed opportunity.

“We discussed that even 120 was plenty on this surface. Had we held on to that catch, the outcome of the match could have been different. Both Raj Choudhary bhaiya and I were bowling well, and that drop probably turned the game”.

Published on Oct 28, 2026

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