Dindigul Dragons players 2024, Team Overview & Prediction

This blog discusses the journey of the Dindigul team in the TNPL, the Dindigul Dragons Players 2024, team performances and achievements in the previous TNPL editions, the top players of the team to watch out for, the scheduled matches of this team, and predictions for this year's Tamil Nadu Premier League.

Dindigul Dragons Team Overview

Dindigul Dragons have always been a prominent side in the Tamil Nadu region, but at the same time, they are the unluckiest ones not to win any championships. They have participated in each TNPL edition but could not win the event once. They came close to winning the championship in the 2018 and 2019 editions of the TNPL but lost in the finals to the Madurai Panthers and Chepauk Super Gillies, respectively.

This team featured top Dindigul Dragons Players 2024 like Subramaniyam Badrinath, Ravi Ashwin, and Varun Chakravarthy, but has yet to win a trophy for their fans and team management.

Dindigul Dragons (DD) have been part of the TNPL since it began but haven't won a title yet. In 2016, Take Solutions, which is a leading business-technology company, bought the franchise for INR 3.42 crore. The team represents Dindigul, a city in southern Tamil Nadu, and is still trying hard for their first championship. They wear yellow jerseys with slight shades of blue and a lion logo on them. This year, the team management has appointed Ravi Ashwin as the Dindigul Dragons captain.

Dindigul Dragons Players 2024

The Dindigul Dragons formed a great squad in the TNPL auction, and following is the list of players that will feature for the Dindigul Dragons in the 2024 edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League.

Name	Age	Specialty	Batting Type	Bowling Type
K Aashiq	23	Batter	Left hand Bat
Baba Indrajith	29	Batter	Right hand Bat	Legbreak Googly
K Om Nitin	18	Batter	Right hand Bat
Vimal Khumar	21	Batter	Left hand Bat
Affan Khader	28	Allrounder	Right hand Bat	Right arm off break
Ravichandran Ashwin	37	Allrounder	Right hand Bat	Right arm off break
Shivam Singh	28	Allrounder	Right hand Bat	Right arm off break
Suboth Bhati	33	Bowler	Right hand Bat	Right arm Medium
G Kishoor	24	Bowler	Right hand Bat	Right arm Medium fast
Rocky Bhasker	31	Bowler	Right hand Bat	Legbreak Googly
Sandeep Warrier	33	Bowler	Right hand Bat	Right arm Medium
Varun Chakravarthy	32	Bowler	Right hand Bat	Legbreak Googly
S Dinesh Raj	21	Bowler	Right hand Bat	Legbreak
VP Diran		Bowler	Right hand Bat
Boopathi Kumar	21	Bowler	Left hand Bat
Rohan Raju	27	Bowler	Right hand Bat	Right arm Medium fast
D Sanoth Kumar	21	Bowler	Right hand Bat
Sarath Kumar	32	Bowler	Right hand Bat	Right arm off break
P Vignesh	19	Bowler	Left hand Bat	Slow Left arm Orthodox

Top Players and Dindigul Dragons Captain in TNPL 2024

The Dindigul Dragons team management will look forward to their star players performing and winning their maiden trophy. The team has some world class players who have represented India at the international stage and created huge milestones and records to their name.

One of the key performers for the team will be RaviChandran Ashwin, the current Dindigul Dragons captain. He will bring a huge amount of experience to the table, along with his exceptional bowling variations and remarkable captaincy skills.

Varun Chakravarthy, who is a mainstream bowler for the Kolkata Knight Riders, will also play for the Dragons in the TNPL 2024. In the batting department, the team heavily relies on the batting abilities of Dindigul Dragons players 2024, like Baba Indrajith, K Ashiq, and Affan Khaddar. They have been in good touch since last season and are scoring quick runs. 

Dindigul Dragons Journey Over the Years in TNPL 

The Dindigul Dragons have been a strong and competitive team in the TNPL. They have reached into the playoffs stages of the tournament 6 times in the 8 year history of the competition. In their debut season in 2016, they made it to the semi-finals, However, they faced a setback in 2017 and finished the season in 6th place on the points table.

They bounced back impressively in 2018 and ended the campaign as the runner-up. In 2019, they maintained their strong performance by reaching the finals again, but could not finish on a high note and again ended up as the runner-up for the second consecutive year.

After a break in 2020, they reached the playoffs in 2021, indicating their consistent competitiveness. In 2022, they finished 6th, and in 2023, they reached the playoffs again, and that is what makes it a solid and consistently performing team in the competition.

Runner-up Finishes:

• 2018
• 2019

Playoff Appearances:

• 2016 (Semi-finals)
• 2021
• 2023

Dindigul Dragons Scheduled Matches in TNPL 2024

Here is the schedule for Dindigul Dragons in the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024:

Date	Day	Match	Venue	Time (IST)
July 6, 2024	Saturday	Dindigul Dragons vs Trichy Grand Cholas	SCF Cricket Ground, Salem	3:15 PM
July 8, 2024	Monday	Dindigul Dragons vs Salem Spartans	SCF Cricket Ground, Salem	7:15 PM
July 14, 2024	Sunday	Chepauk Super Gillies vs Dindigul Dragons	SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore	7:15 PM
July 17, 2024	Wednesday	Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Dindigul Dragons	SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore	7:15 PM
July 21, 2024	Sunday	Dindigul Dragons vs Lyca Kovai Kings	Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli	3:15 PM
July 26, 2024	Friday	Dindigul Dragons vs Siechem Madurai Panthers	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	7:15 PM
July 28, 2024	Sunday	Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	7:15 PM

TNPL 2024 Winning Prediction about Dindigul Dragons:

Although the Dragons team has bottled up various chances of winning the Tamil Nadu Premier in the past despite having quality batsmen and bowlers like Ravi Ashwin and Varun Chakravarthy, they will surely look to bounce back. The current Dindigul Dragons Players 2024 are capable of winning this year's TNPL, but according to our prediction, they might miss out in the playoff stage of the tournament. However, we hope the Dragons team does wonders in this event and wins its first-ever championship, breaking the jinx.