Chennai, 23 June - Adding to the excitement surrounding the first ever Tamil Nadu premier League T/20 tournament, TAKE Solutions today announced that its franchise will be named the “Dindigul Dragons”.
Srinivasan H.R., Vice Chairman & Managing Director, TAKE Solutions said, ‘We have arrived at the name “Dindigul Dragons” to symbolize the power and might of the team. The name represents how the team will attack the tournament with their fiery and ferocious skill and hunger to win. Like the Dragon, we are sure that team will emerge as a feared opponent in the game. We have the attitude and drive in place, and are excited to begin building the squad with talented and equally driven young Tamil Nadu players.’
This announcement follows on the heels of former Indian off-spinner M. Venkataramana’s appointment as coach of the squad. With considerable national and international coaching experience since 2000 and a Level-3 coach qualification, Venkataramana is set to lead the squad to a successful outing.
Not stopping at this, TAKE has also appointed former Indian cricket team fitness trainer Ramji Srinivasan to keep the team agile and in top physical form for the matches. Ramji brings the team not only the his substantial training experience with cricketing greats like Sachin Tendulkar, but also the benefit of his T/20 training expertise from his stint with the Mumbai Indians IPL team.
Srinivasan H.R. added, “We extremely excited to have the best of the best on board to prepare the ‘Dindigul Dragons’ for and during the TNPL. We are determined to give all teams some tough competition and go all the way to win the cup.”