The build-up to the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) has been unprecedented for what is essentially a State Twenty20 competition featuring local cricketers. Chidambaram Stadium when Chepauk Super Gillies takes on Tuti Patriots, will depend on the quality of cricket played. By now, the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is resigned to the fact that outstation cricketers will not figure in the tournament. But what the TNPL will do is provide the youngsters with a platform in front of a huge television audience. The young players, particularly from the districts, will get a valuable chance to share the dressing room, travel, practise and learn from some of the leading State cricketers.

Source: The Hindu August 23, 2016 20:26 UTC