R. Sai Kishore and R. Sanjay Yadav have been the large winners in the second Tamil Nadu Premier League player auction, with each gamers fetching a document sum of Rs. 22 lakh on Wednesday.
A complete of 61 gamers have been bought in the auction forward of the eighth season to be held later this yr. IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans introduced again Sai Kishore, and R. Sanjay Yadav will end up for Trichy Grand Cholas after being with Chepauk Super Gillies final yr.
Incidentally, final yr, B. Sai Sudharsan turned the costliest player when Lyca Kovai Kings — now the defending champion — shelled out Rs. 22 lakh for the left-handed opener.
The Tiruppur aspect additionally acquired left-arm pacer T. Natarajan for Rs. 11.25 lakh, who turned out for the Trichy staff final yr, whereas all-rounder S. Harish Kumar obtained an enormous bid of Rs. 15.40 lakh from Salem Spartans. The Spartans additionally obtained the big-hitting R. Vivek for a substantial sum of Rs. 11 lakh.
Some different large winners have been all-rounder Abhishek Tanwar, who went to Chepauk Super Gillies for Rs. 12.20 lakh, pacer Sandeep Warrier (Dindigul Dragons, Rs. 10.50 lakh) and R.S. Mokit Hariharan (Nellai Royal Kings, Rs. 10.20 lakh).
Dragons skipper R. Ashwin stated, “We wanted one marquee fast bowler and were looking at Sandeep Warrier or T. Natarajan based on who came first on the list. We are delighted we got Sandeep.”
General View throughout the Tamil Nadu Premier League auction held at the TNCA, on seventh February 2024.
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The 2024 version of the TNPL will probably be held from July 5 to August 4, with the league section to be performed in 4 cities: Dindigul, Tirunelveli, Salem and Coimbatore. The second eliminator and the closing will probably be performed in Chennai at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, marking TNPL’s return to the metropolis for the first time since 2021.
Earlier, former BCCI president and ICC chairman N. Srinivasan graced the occasion and congratulated Indian off-spinner Ashwin. “I am here to congratulate Ashwin on his upcoming 500th wicket, more than the auction. TN cricket has been kind to witness a player like him,” stated Srinivasan.
Sold gamers (all costs in rupees lakhs): Lyca Kovai Kings: Meeran Rahil Rehman (0.50), G.R. Manish (0.50), G.V. Vignesh (0.50).
Nellai Royal Kings: R.S. Mokit Hariharan (10.20), R. Silambarasan (5.00), V. Gowtham (1.60), S. Gohul Moorthi (0.5), A.V. Abilash (0.50), R. Kirubakar (0.50).
Dindigul Dragons: Sandeep Warrier (10.50), Rohan Raju (0.50), B. Rocky (0.50), Ok. Aashiq (0.50), Ok. Om Nitin (0.50), P. Elaya Raja (0.50).
Siechem Madurai Panthers: N.S. Chaturved (6.00), U. Sasidev (5.20), R. Alexander (1.50), V.S. Karthick Manikandan (0.70), J. Ajay Chetan (0.70), M. Akram Khan (0.50), L. Kiran Akash (0.50).
Chepauk Super Gillies: Abhishek Tanwar (12.20), G. Periyasamy (8.80), Daryl S. Ferrario (4.00), B. Surya (4.00), R. Sathish (2.00), A. Aswin Crist (2.00), M. Shahjahan (1.00), C. Andre Siddarth (0.50), D. Santhosh Kumar (0.50).
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans: R. Sai Kishore (22.00), T. Natarajan (11.25), Maan Ok. Bafna (2.30), M. Mathivanan (2.20), R. Rohit (2.00), V. Anovankar (0.50), R. Ram Kumar (0.50), J. Jeevanandham (0.50), V.P. Amith Sathvik (0.50), M. Karthik Saran (0.50).
Salem Spartans: S. Harish Kumar (15.40), R. Vivek (11.00), M. Poiyamozhi (7.25), R. Aushik Srinivas (2.00), Robin Bist (2.00), P. Shijit Chandran (1.00), Ok. Vishal Vaidhya (0.50), R. Rajan (0.50), M.E. Yazh Arun Mozhi (0.50), V. Tharun Kumar (0.50), Sudhan Sanjeevi Kandepan (0.50).
Trichy Grand Cholas: R. Sanjay Yadav (22.00), Arjun P Murthy (7.25), P. Saravana Kumar (4.80), Vignesh Kannan (2.80), P. Nirmal Kumar (0.50), S. Shyam Sundar (0.50), N. Mohammed Ashik (0.50), Arya Yohan Menon (0.50), J. Rejin (0.50).
