Tamil Nadu Premier League Inaugural Edition To Begin From August 27
The Tamil Nadu Premier League will begin its first season from August 27 and it will feature the likes of R Ashwin, Dinesh Karthik and L Balaji
Highlights
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Tamil Nadu are the third state to have their own Twenty20 league
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Karnataka and Maharashtra have their own Twenty20 leagues
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Both Maharashtra and Karnataka launched their tournaments in 2009
After the Karnataka Premier League and the Maharashtra Premier League, it is the turn of Tamil Nadu to have its own domestic Twenty20 League. The first edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League will commence from August 27 and will consist of eight franchises.
The likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Dinesh Karthik and L Balaji will feature in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. A total of 888 players will be part of the auction process. The base price for international stars who have represented the Indian team will be from Rs 3 lakh to 5 lakh.
This is the third domestic Twenty20 league in India, with Karnataka and Maharashtra hosting Twenty20 competitions. Karnataka was the first state to have a domestic league when they started the KPL in 2009, with Maharashtra following suit with its own league.
In the last edition of the KPL, Bijapur Bulls won the final while in the MPL, Raigad Royals emerged victorious