Dindigul Dragons | |
Nickname: | DD |
League: | Tamil Nadu Premier League |
Captain: | Hari Nishaanth |
Coach: | S. Badrinath |
City: | Dindigul |
Owner: | TAKE Solutions |
Ground: | NPR College Ground |
Title1: | TNPL |
Title1wins: | Champions: 1 (2024) |
Capacity: | 5,000 |
T Leftarm: | FDBB1F |
T Body: | FDBB1F |
T Rightarm: | FDBB1F |
T Pants: | FDBB1F |
T Title: | T20 Kit |
Dindigul Dragons is a Twenty20 cricket team representing the city of Dindigul in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL).[1] The team is owned by Srinivasan H R, vice chairman and managing director of Take Solutions.[2] The team is coached by former Indian cricketer S. Badrinath.[3] Hari Nishaanth is the captain of the franchise.[4]
Srinivasan H R, vice chairman and managing director of Take Solutions, was the 7th highest bidder. He chose the district Dindigul and the team was named as Dindigul Dragons. The team's launch took place on 22 August 2016 at the NPR College Ground in Natham, Dindigul.[5] [6]
As per 2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League,
Name | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Experience | Notes | ||
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Batters | |||||||
Boopathi Kumar | Left-handed | - | 2024 | State | |||
K Aashiq | Left-handed | - | 2023 | District | |||
K Om Nitin | Right-handed | - | 2024 | District | |||
S Dinesh Raj | Right-handed | Leg-arm | 2024 | District | |||
Vimal Khumar | Right-handed | - | 2021 | State | |||
All-rounders | |||||||
Affan Khader | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2023 | District | |||
Ravichandran Ashwin | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2016 | International | Captain[7] | ||
Sarath Kumar | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2023 | District | |||
Shivam Singh | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2023 | State | |||
Wicket-keepers | |||||||
Baba Indrajith | Right-handed | Left-arm | 2023 | State | Vice Captain | ||
D Sanoth Kumar | Right-handed | - | 2024 | District | |||
Bowlers | |||||||
G Kishoor | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2023 | District | |||
P Vignesh | Left-handed | Left-arm | 2023 | District | |||
Rocky Bhasker | Right-handed | Left-arm | 2024 | District | |||
Rohan Raju | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2024 | District | |||
Sandeep Warrier | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2024 | International | |||
Suboth Bhati | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2023 | State | |||
Varun Chakravarthy | Right-handed | Leg-arm | 2023 | State | |||
VP Diran | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2022 | District | |||
Source:TNPL & Espncricinfo |
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | No result | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2/8 |
2017 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6/8 |
2018 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1/8 |
2019 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1/8 |
2020 | Season suspended due to the COVID 19 pandemic | |||||
2021 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3/8 |
2022 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6/8 |
2023 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2/8 |
2024 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4/8 |
Total | 56 | 34 | 21 | 1 | – |
Dindigul Dragons is playing their inaugural season since the inauguration of league in 2016.