Based on the stupendously successful Indian
Premier League is the Tamil Nadu Premier League. This Indian T20 cricket league
has been established by the Tamil Nadu State Cricket Association to bring out
more and more Natarajans and Washingtons who otherwise do not get a chance to
showcase their skill and talent in the world of Cricket.
The inaugural edition of the TNPL took place
in 2016 and received unexpected and unprecedented success and love. There was a
brilliant batch of young men who came forward and made an event out of the
first season of TNPL.
Venues
India Cements Ground, Thirunelveli
NPR College Ground, Dindigul
MA Chitambaram Stadium, Chennai
Venues
India Cements Ground, Thirunelveli
NPR College Ground, Dindigul
MA Chitambaram Stadium, Chennai
Changes
The purpose of every organization is to make
it bigger and better. TNPL is no exception. At the inaugural TNPL 2016, there
were the traditional two semifinals and one final. This year will see a format
similar to IPL. The finalists are decided by two qualifiers along with one
eliminator. This format has proven to be more exciting.
The timings
have also been changed. Matches now start at 3:30 and 7:30 respectively.
The grand opening of TNPL season two begins
with a star-studded six-hitting contest. This tournament is going to be all
about the game. No frills no fancies. Just pure cricket. That’s the way we like
it. The opening day is going to showcase hard hitting with full powered swings.
In the history of cricket, we have truly seen
some tremendous performances. Some of the best players are going to make their
presence felt here at TNPL season 2. They include our very own Mahendra Singh
Dhoni along with one of the most destructive openers, Matthew Hayden. The shots
are going to be brutal. They are going to shot out of the park. And that is
what the audience wants to see.
TNPL season two is indeed going to start with
a bang.
Teams
All eight teams that played in the first
edition are here for their second attempt at the cup. Tuti Patriots will be
keen on retaining the title. While it is a pity that outstation players were
not able to get clearance to play in the TNPL 2017, there is most definitely no
shortage of stars.
Let’s take a look at the teams.
Tuti Patriots Team
They won the inaugural tournament and are
looking like season 2 favourites. With the irresistible combination experience
and youth, the team has what it takes to keep the cup with them for one more
year.
Owner: Thoothukudi Sports & Entertainments
Pvt. Ltd.
Coach: Jr
Madanagopal
Players:
Maaruthi Raghav, V Athisayaraj Davidson, Dinesh Karthik (C), Washington Sundar,
Aswin Crist, Abhinav Mukund, Aushik Srinivas, Kaushik Gandhi, Lakshmipathy
Balaji, Subramanian Anand, Akash Sumra, R Sathyanarayan, Umashankar Sushil, M
Ganesh Moorthi, R Vishaal, Siddarth Ahuja, V Lakshman, SP Nathan, G Nicul Anand
Chepauk Super Gillies Team
A little bit of trivia. The name of this team
along with the logo came from a fan contest. The owner, who truly understands
how fans and loyalty work, requested many fans of the game to come up with a
befitting name and logo. The response was phenomenal. And the result was loved
by all.
This team was the Runner Up of season one.
They were very close to snatching the title from Tuti Patriots. If anyone is
confident of winning the cup, it is the Chepauk Super Gillies Team. They had
five wins from seven matches, while the team that won the cup won only four out
of seven. Ain’t that something?
Owner: Metronation Chennai Television Pvt.
Ltd.
Coach: Hemang
Badani
Players:
Rajagopal Sathish (C), Yo Mahesh, Thalaivan Sargunam, Antony Dhas, Gopinath,
Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Uthirasamy Sasidev, Joel Joseph, Dakshinamoorthy
Kumaran, R Alexander, Sathiamoorty Saravanan, Baskaran Rahul, Ashwath
Mukumthan, S Karthik, Aditya Barooah, Jothimani Gowjith Subhash, Arun Kumar,
Rangaraj Suthesh, S Radhakrishnan
Lyca Kovai Kings Team
With a very catchy anthem to keep not just the
players but the fans on their toes as well, the Lyca Kovai Kings are here to
conquer the 2017 trophy. Their performance in the first season was not
disappointing. Far from it. They do have what it takes to work on their journey
until the end.
With former South African All-Rounder, Lance
Klusener retained as the team’s coach, they are amply strengthened in all
departments. Klusener could make any opponent shiver. The players are truly
blessed to have him as their coach and can learn a lot from this legend.
They did reach the last four in season one. No
reason why they cannot do better this year.
Owner: Lyca
Productions Pvt. Ltd
Coach: Lance
Klusener
Players: JS
Mohammad (C), M Siddharth, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Manish Ravi, K Deeban Lingesh,
Murali Vijay, M Mohammed, L Suryaprakash, Vijay Shankar, MK Sivakumar, Ravi
Kumar Rohith, Krishnamoorthy Vignesh, B Anirudh Sita Ram, S Ajith Ram, S Harish
Kumar, Akshay Srinivasan, B Arun, S Tarun Srinivas, K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan,
Ranjan Paul
Madurai Super Giant Team
Representing the City of Temples, The Madurai
Super Giants are here with their scream “ “Aattaikku Readya?”’ asking you if
you are game. They mean business and they show it loud and clear. Yes, they
finished last on the table in season one. They do want to more than up for
their performance and are out with the passion and enthusiasm of a Madurai
Veeran.
The raging bull on their logo depicts their
desire to make a difference this season. They are truly raring to go. With
coach Michael Beavan to their team, what more do they need?
Owner:
Kothari (Madras) International Ltd
Coach:
Michael Bevan
Players: Arun
Karthik (C), Sivagnanan Senthilnathan, PS Sivaramakrishnan, K Mani Bharathi,
Murugan Ganesh, R Ajith, M Poiyamozhi, Suresh Kumar, P Francis Rokins, DT
Chandrasekar, M Raja, Shijit Chandran, Lakshminarayanan Vignesh, Muruganantham,
Palani Amarnath, Edward Kennedy, Shahrukh Khan, R Karthikeyan, D Prashanth
Prabh
Dindigul
Dragons Team
“Ithu Neruppuda”. The team refers to not just
the fire that is emitted by the dragon but the passion and fury that they have
for the game.
With five wins out of seven matches and a high
net run rate of +0.6980, the Dindigul Dragons were on fire during the first
season of TNPL in 2016. The name stands for power and might of the team. With
the dragon image as their logo and the catchy tagline attached, this team is as
aggressive as the mythical creature that represents them.
Owner: Take
Solutions Ltd.
Coach: Venkat
Ramana
Players:
Subramania Siva (C), S Kishan Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin, T
Natarajan, MS Sanjay, N Jagadeesan, Ganga Sridhar Raju, Sunny Kumar Singh, K Mukunth, Wilkins
Victor,Ashwin Venkataraman, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi, S Abishiek, R Vivek, Adithya
Arun, M Silambarasan, S Dinesh
VB
Thiruvallur Veerans Team
This team
missed the semi final literally by a whisker. The VB Thiruvallur Veerans missed
the berth because of an inferior run rate. They have what it takes to make it
big.
Married to an
Indian who belongs to Chennai, Muttiah Muralitharan, fondly known as Chennai’s
son in law is the coach for this team. He is all set to mentor the VB
Thiruvallur Veerans and set them on the track to the cup.
Groomed by
the legendary VB Chandrasekhar; the team is lucky to associate themselves with
the man that also took Chennai Super Kings under his wings. VTV, as the team
calls themselves, had a decent finish in season one and hope to advance to the
next level this year.
Owner: VB
Cricket Academ
Coach:
Muttiah Muralitharan
Players: Baba
Aparajith (C), Vignesh, R Rajan, RD Ashwin Kumar, Hari Nishanth, Abhishek
Tamrakar , Rahil Shah, R Kavin, NS Chaturved, Malolan Rangarajan, Ramalingam
Rohit, Jaganath Sinivas, Sanjay Yadav, S Arun, Lakshmi Narayanan, Silambarasan,
U Mukilesh, Samuel, Anand Rajan, S Siddharth
Karaikudi Kaalai Team
#நம்ம
காரைக்குடி
Representing the capital of Chettinad, the
Karaikudi Kaalai Team have a raging bull as their team logo. The traditional
team song along with the green and blue jersey make the team stand out in their
own way. With Robin Singh as their head coach, they have a very good chance of
making it big this season.
The raging bull on the logo was inspired by
the popular bull-fighting sports Jallikattu. The team compares itself to what
this logo depicts - reliable, confident and able to take on any situation
without backing down. The team inspires to rage towards the cup without letting
defeat get to them.
Owner:
Chettinad Apparels Pvt. Ltd
Coach: Robin
Singh
Players: S
Badrinath (C), Varun Chakravathi, Shikhar Hukku, Srikkanth Anirudha, Aashish
Srikrishnan, Nivethan Radhakrishnan, Sunil Sam, Suresh Babu, S Lokeshwar,
Chandrasekar Ganapathy, Shoaib Md Khan, K Vishal Vaidhya, R Sonu Yadav, R
Rajkumar, S Mohan Prasath, M Vijay Kumar, Rajhamany Srinivasan, M Shajahan,
Trilok Nag
Ruby Trichy Warriors Team
#trichywarriors
#PakkaMassuDa #ThaaruMaaruTrichy #doublethegethu
This team has
done everything they can including changing the name to bring about a better
season in 2017. They went by the name Ruby Kanchi Warriors in Season One.
Changing names and colours of the logo is now not unusual. This team believes
that the right mindset is the key to their success.
They go into the second season after finishing
second to last in the inaugural edition of the TNPL. They have a lot of hope in
their performance this year. Representing the city of Trichy, this team is
complete with domestic players only.
Owners: Ruby
Builders
Squad: Kannan
Vignesh, N Prashid Akash, M Monokaran, RS Mokit Hariharan, J Jabez Moses, Baba
Indrajith, Jagatheesan Kousik, Rajamani Jesuraj, Bharath Shankar, Alagh
Prathiban, Krishna Varun Kumar, Murthy Prabhu, Jagannathan Kaushik, Adithya
Ganesh, Nilesh Subramanian, Akkil Srinaath, Anthony Mannays, B Aditya, Adhithya
Giridhar.
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