T20 stars from the state are all set to showcase their expertise in the upcoming season.
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The seventh version of the Tamil Nadu Premier League will kick off right here at the Sri Ramakrishna College floor, with joint-defending champion Lyca Kovai Kings (shared with Chepauk Super Gillies) taking up iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans on Monday.
The eight-team franchise-based T20 match – began in 2016 – has grown over the previous few years and has performed an important position in Tamil Nadu changing into a white-ball powerhouse.
The likes of T. Natarajan, Varun Chakravarthy, M. Shahrukh Khan have progressed to larger ranges, fetching big-money IPL contracts on the means. The current sensation B. Sai Sudharsan – who made an excellent 96 in the IPL closing for Gujarat Titans towards Chennai Super Kings – first got here to mild together with his performances in TNPL’s 2021 version.
There is palpable pleasure forward of the new season, with some important modifications launched to take the match in direction of its subsequent section of development. Earlier this yr, the league determined to ditch the draft system utilized in the first six years and carried out the first-ever participant public sale to choose gamers.
Each staff had a handbag of ₹70 lakh, and Sai Sudharsan obtained the highest bid when Lyca Kovai Kings shelled ₹21.60 lakhs for the left-handed batter. Incidentally, it’s even larger than the ₹20 lakh wage he will get in the IPL from the Titans.
This yr, the league will implement the DRS system (just for dismissals) for the first time alongside the Impact Player rule launched in the IPL earlier this yr.
Dindigul Dragons participant B. Indrajith mentioned, “There is a lot of excitement this year with DRS and Impact Player. In the past, during the draft system, some teams were really strong. But with the auction, I think the teams are also balanced now.”
The schedule:League: At Coimbatore: June 12-16; At Dindigul: June 18-22; At Salem: June 24-29; At Tirunelveli: July 1-5.
Playoffs: At Salem: Qualifier 1 (July 7) and Eliminator (July 8); At Tirunelveli: Qualifier 2 (July 10) & Final (July 12).
