Salem, is a major city in Salem district, located on the banks of Thirumanimutharu river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Salem is the fifth largest urban agglomeration and metropolitan city in the state by population next to Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and the fifth largest city in Tamil Nadu by area covering 124 km2 (48 sq mi).
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is the governing body of cricket activities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is affiliated woth the Board of Control for Cricket in India and governs the Tamil Nadu cricket team. Rupa Gurunath, a daughter of N Srinivasan, is the former president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The TNCA is one of the permanent test centres of the BCCI.
Selvam Suresh Kumar is an Indian cricketer, currently representing Madras Cricket Club in Tamil Nadu Cricket Association's 1st Division League, and Puducherry in the Ranji Trophy. He formerly represented Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League and Tamil Nadu in all other Indian domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off spin.
Subaskaran Allirajah is a British-Sri Lankan Tamil entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Lycamobile, a telecommunications company. He is also a producer of Tamil films through his entertainment subsidiary Lyca Productions, based in Chennai, India, and began with its first film Kaththi (2014). It produced the science fiction thriller 2.0 (2018), which is India's most expensive film and the 5th most expensive non-English-language film at the time of its release. He now produces Ponniyin Selvan: I which is the second most expensive Indian film after his another film 2.0 itself.
Baba Aparajith is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder. He is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler, who plays first-class cricket for Tamil Nadu. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team in the 2012 Under-19 World Cup. He was a member of the Chennai Super Kings squad in the Indian Premier League for five seasons but had not been picked to play a single match in Indian Premier League.
Thangarasu Natarajan is an Indian international cricketer. He made his debut for the India cricket team in December 2020. Currently he plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. He became the first Indian cricketer to make his international debut across all three formats on the same tour when he was playing in India's 2020–21 tour of Australia.
Chepauk Super Gillies is a cricket team representing Chennai city in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). The team is owned by Metronation Chennai Television Private Limited. Chepauk Super Gillies were crowned Tamil Nadu Premier League champions for Three times.
Salem Spartans, is a cricket team representing Salem district in the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association T20 League tournament, Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). The team is owned by Vivo Chennai south distributor Selvakumar M.
Dindigul Dragons is a Twenty20 cricket team representing the city of Dindigul in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL).
Ruby Trichy Warriors is a Twenty20 cricket team representing the city of Tiruchirapalli in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. The team was formerly named Ruby Kanchi Warriors in the first season. Later it was renamed after the city of Trichy. In the 2nd season it finished as the 2nd last team in the points table.
Lyca Kovai Kings is a cricket team representing Coimbatore city of Tamil Nadu in the tournament of Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). The team is owned by Lyca Productions. Lyca Kovai Kings won TNPL 2022 jointly with Chepauk Super Gillies due to rain interruption.
The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and was formed in 2016 by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). It is played during July and August of every year by eight teams representing eight districts in Tamil Nadu. Shriram Group is the current sponsor of the tournament. The first season was inaugurated by former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni. Then it was won by Tuti Patriots.
The 2018 season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League is the third edition of the TNPL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Tamil Nadu, India. The league was formed by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) in 2016.
NPR College Ground is a cricket ground of NPR Group of Institute situated at Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. It is an artificial turf ground with a seating capacity of 5000 and flood lights.
Siechem Madurai Panthers is a Twenty20 cricket team representing the city of Madurai in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). This was the least successful team in the first two seasons of TNPL. In the third edition, they became champions of the league, beating Dindigul Dragons in the final. The team was purchased by Siechem Technologies and was later sold to Mrs. Pooja Damodaren. The head coach is Sriram Krishnamurthy, and the captain is Chaturved N S.
Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 2020 by Salem Cricket Foundation with assistance from Salem District Cricket Association and Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. It is the biggest cricket ground in the state in respect to play area. Chennai Super Kings started its Super Kings Academy in this stadium.
Indian Cement Company Ground, also known as ICL Sankar Nagar Cricket Ground is a cricket ground located in Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. The ground is in Bala Vidyalaya School run by India Cements. It is adjacent to the NH 44 in the village of Thaliyuthu.
The Salem Spartans (SS) is the franchise based cricket team based in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, which has been playing in Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) from this season 2021. They are one of the eight teams compete in 2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League. Salem Spartans previously lifted one TNPL title in 2016 as Tuti Patriots.
The 2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League, also known as (TNPL-6) or, for sponsorship reasons, Shriram Capital TNPL was the sixth season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). It was taking place from 23 June to 31 July 2022.
Sai Sudharsan is an Indian cricketer, who has played in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. In 2019/20 Raja of Palayampatti Shield, he was Alwarpet CC's leading run-scorer with 635 runs at an average of 52.92. He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 November 2021, for Tamil Nadu in the 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He made his List A debut on 8 December 2021, for Tamil Nadu in the 2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy. In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament. In April 2022, he made his IPL debut after Vijay Shankar was ruled out of the match due to an injury.
