Salem Spartans
Salem Spartans, is a cricket team representing Salem district in the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association T20 League tournament, Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). The team is owned by Vivo Chennai south distributor Selvakumar M.[1][2]
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| Nickname(s) | Namma Spartans |
|---|---|
| League | Tamil Nadu Premier League |
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Darryl Sundar Ferrario |
| Coach | B. Ramprakash |
| Owner | Selva Kumar M |
| Team information | |
| City | Salem, Tamil Nadu |
| Colors |  |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Home ground | Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium |
| History | |
| TNPL wins | 2016 |
| Official website | nammaspartans |
Salem Spartans is the costliest team in TNPL with ₹5.21 crore (US$680,000) of brand value. This is the highest brand in TNPL.[3][4]
Team history
In 2019 two of the franchises Albert Tuti Patriots & Siechem Madurai Panthers were accused of match fixing which led to removal of co-owners of a franchise. So in 2020 the team Tuti Patriots was renamed as Salem Spartans [5] due to the change of ownership from Thoothukodi sports and private entertainment LTD to M.Selvakumar ( VIVO South Chennai distributor).[6][7]
Team identity
Strip
The team play in a jersey that grades from yellow through orange to red. The strip's trousers are black.
Anthem and tagline
The team's anthem song is starting with the term Vanakkam Da Mapla (Tamil: வணக்கம் டா மாப்ள சேலத்தில இருந்து). The lyrics were also written by people from the areas around Salem City. The team hashtag is #VanakkamDaMapla, which is used in the anthem.
Theme logo
The term Spartans refers to the people who are always simple , it means the people’s from Salem is always simple. Logo of the franchise Salem Spartans is also designed like a simple men take efforts to defend him from predators . Like wise the franchise is also simple but it will take much more efforts to defend the team from opponents and for the victory.
Current Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Players with state caps are listed in italic.
| Name | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Experience | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Abishek S | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | District | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Washington Sundhar | Legt-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | International | ||
| Vijay Shankar | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | International | ||
| Murugan Ashwin | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | State | ||
| Suganesh Mahendran | Right-handed | Right arm | 2020 | International | ||
| Daryl Ferrario | Right-handed | Right arm | 2020 | State | Captain[8] | |
| R Karthikeyan | Right-handed | Right arm | 2021 | District | ||
| AVR Rathnam | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2021 | District | ||
| Pranesh B | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Lokesh Raj TD | Right-handed | Right arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Kishoor G | Right-handed | Right arm | 2021 | District | ||
| Karthikeyan R | Left-handed | Left arm | 2021 | District | ||
| Boopalan S | Left-handed | Left arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Akshay V Srinivasan | Right-handed | Right arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Abhinav Vishnu | Left-handed | Right arm | 2021 | District | ||
| Shubam Mehta | Right-handed | Right arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Mihir R | Left-handed | Left arm | 2021 | District | Replacement for Vijay Kumar M | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Gopinath KH | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | State | Vice Captain | |
| Umashankar Sushil | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | State | ||
| Aarif A | Right-handed | Right arm | 2021 | District | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Ganeshan Periyasamy | Right-handed | Right-arm | 2020 | State | ||
| Ganesh Moorthi | Left-handed | Left-arm | 2020 | District | ||
| Source:SS Players | ||||||
Support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | B. Ramprakash |
| Assistant coach | Sai Rupesh |
| Fielding coach | Shyam Sundhar |
| Porselvan | |
| Trainer | RD Ashwin Kumar |
| Vimal Chandrasekharn | |
| Team manager | R Krishna |
| Physio | Perooru Rupesh |
| Vaira Sudharshan | |
| Video Analyst | KC Ramasubramaniyam |
| Management staff | Murugesh |
| Asst. Staff | Ragul Raj |
| Media | Dhanesh |
| Source:SS staffs [9] | |
Statistics
| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | NR | Points | NRR | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +0.414 | 3/8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +1.845 | 1/8 |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +0.432 | 5/8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -1.151 | 6/8 |
| 2020 | Season is Suspended due to COVID pandemic | ||||||
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -0.730 | 7/8 |
| Total | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 8.5 (Average) | +0.385
(Average) |
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Seasons
Salem Spartans is playing their inaugural season in 2021 .
2021
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
2021
| Date | Time | First team | Second Team | Venue | Results | SS score | opponents score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 19
2021 |
7:30 PM | Salem Spartans | Lyca kovai kings | MAC stadium | No results | - | 168/65 18.0 overs |
| July 24
2021 |
7:30 PM | Salem Spartans | Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans | MAC stadium | Salen Spartans Won by 16 runs | 164/5
20.0 overs |
148/8
20.0 overs |
| July 28
2021 |
3:30 PM | Salem Spartans | Chepauk Super Gillies | MAC stadium | Chepauk Super Gillies won by 4 Wickets | 142/7
20.0 overs |
145/6
18.5 overs |
| July 30
2021 |
7:30 PM | Salem Spartans | Dindigal Dragons | MAC stadium | Dindigal Dragons won by 76 runs | 109/10 18.4 overs | 185/6
20.0 overs 185/6 20.0 overs |
| August 1
2021 |
3:30 PM | Salem Spartans | Ruby Trichy Warriors | MAC stadium | Ruby Trichy Warriors won by 6 wickets | 116/8
20.0 overs |
120/4
18.3 overs |
| August 5
2021 |
7:30 PM | Salem Spartans | Nellai Royal Kings | MAC stadium | Nellai Royal Kings won by 8 wickets | 120/8
20.0 overs |
121/2
18.3 overs |
| August 7
2021 |
7:30 PM | Salem Spartans | Siechem Madurai Panthers | MAC stadium | Salem Spartans won by 11 runs | 144/5
20.0 overs |
133/8
20.0 overs |
Sponsors
| Principal Sponsor | Associate Sponsors |
|---|---|
| i sports 24/7 |
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| Source :[13][14] | |
References
- "Thoothukudi dubbed the TUTI Patriots". The Bindu. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2020..
- "TNPL: Ferrario to lead Salem Spartans as Vijay turns down offer". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- Sportstar, Team. "TNPL Players Draft 2020: Mukund goes to Tamizhans, Spartans picks Vijay Shankar". Sportstar. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "TNPL 2020: Salem Spartans steal show with top picks in Season 5 draft".
- https://www.sportsunfold.com/salem-spartans-squad/
- Santlani, Amrit (21 February 2020). "TNPL 2020: Salem Spartans Rope In Vijay Shankar; Tiruppur Tamizhans Sign Abhinav Mukund". Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "Vijay Shankar roped in by Salem Spartans in TNPL draft | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "TNPL: Ferrario to lead Salem Spartans as Vijay turns down offer". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Support staffs". நம்ம Spartans. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- admin. "Standings". Tamil Nadu Premier League. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- http://tnpl.tnca.cricket/standings/
- "Fixtures". நம்ம Spartans. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "நம்ம Spartans". நம்ம Spartans. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "TNPL 2021 To Start On July 19; All Games To Be Played In Chennai". isports247.net. Retrieved 2 September 2021.