The Tamil Nadu Premier League, TNPL, is the franchise league with the largest fanbase in India after the IPL. After this, leagues including the Karnataka Premier League were born, but none of them could even come close to the TNPL as a local franchise league.
TNPL brought a revolutionary change to cricket in Tamil Nadu with the tagline ‘Namma Ur Namma Gath’. TNPL has been at the forefront of finding and nurturing talented players.
There are many players who have grown up from Tamilnadu cricket like this. There are many players who have been picked up by IPL teams after seeing their performance in TN Pill.
Such as Sai Sudarshan who played for last season’s winners Gujarat Titans, Baba Indrajith who plays for Kolkata Knight Riders and Murugan Ashwin of Rajasthan Royals are all TNPL products.
Sai Sudarshan was bought by Gujarat Titans last season for a base price of Rs 20 lakh. Saisudarshan scored 145 runs from five matches for the Titans last season.
But in TNPL, Sai Sudarshan got a higher amount than this, when all the teams threw money for the player, Lyca Kovai Kings brought the player to the team for 21.6 lakh rupees.
IPL star Baba Indrajith R. Ashwin’s Dindigul Dragons own it. Dindigul spent six lakhs for the KKR star.
Earlier, during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, R. Ashwil fans were all shocked.
The new season of TNPL starts on June 23. Chepak Super Gillies and Nellai Royal Kings will face each other in the opening match.
Salem Spartans, Chepak Super Gillies, Laika Kovai Kings, Saichem Madurai Panthers, BA11SY Trichy, Dindigul Dragons, Tirupur Tamilians and Nellai Royal Kings will enter the TNPL in 2023.
Content highlight: TNPL team Lyca Kovai Kings picks Sai Sudarshan