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By Express News Service
TIRUNELVELI: When Tuti Patriots clinched the inaugural Tamil Nadu Premier League title and finished as runners-up in the second season, everyone thought the presence of three India's internationals was the secret of their impressive run. But the story behind their success is non-reliance on one or two players. They performed as a team and won a team.
When training owner Albert Muralidharan made the highest bid (Rs 5.21 crore) and secured the ownership right for the Thoothukudi team, he made two statements. One, he wanted to make a first impression and, with it, raise the standard of cricket in his hometown.
To make an impression, they are not only picked up stars, but also bought players with a strong domestic background. This list includes players like Kaushik Gandhi, Aswin Crist, V Athisayaraj Davidson, R Aushik Srinivas. While Kaushik has hit 633 overall runs, Aswin was joined-third on the list of wicket-takers in 2016 with 12. Athisayaraj and Aushik combined to take 18 wickets in 2017.
The fact that Abhinav Mukund and Dinesh Karthik in two seasons and one of the best teams is a story of how they performed collectively. Just like their name, which is a tribute to patriots and freedom fighters who came from the districts of Kattabomman, Bharathiyar, Chidambaram and Vaanjinathan, they have fought to fame with determination.
Patriots' off-spinner Malolan Rangarajan believes the first season camp has been made to make the players understand their roles. Hutt Hawks, who featured Kiwi all-rounder Jimmy Neesham and members of their 2018 under-19 World Cup side, like Rachin Ravindra, Luke Georgeson and Felix Murray .
"I think playing playing practice makes a huge difference This year, we played a couple in Chennai, and we also played games against teams from New Zealand. as discussed. "
Being the team with the best win percentage (77%) in TNPL, they have also shown an ability to find the right players. New imports R Sathish and R Sai Kishore have done so in the past with Chepauk Super Gillies. Left-arm spinner Sai Kishore, who was the leading wicket-taker last season with 17 wickets, can trouble batsmen, while the experienced Sathish can be handy with both bat and ball.
Skipper Kaushik also heaped praise on them ahead of their match against Karaikudi. "They are skilful at what they are." They are great badets to have. "
Washington ruled out
After picking up an ankle In the United States, Washington Sundar was ruled out of the T20 series.
It is understood that because of the injury it will not take part in the TNPL this season.
The team has not named any replacement. Washington was their best player last year, with 459 runs and 15 wickets in nine matches. They will also have the services of Abhinav (gone to Lyca Kovai Kings) and Karthik (bought by Idream Karaikudi Kaalais).
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