“Ashwin’s biggest desire is to win the IPL trophy as a captain” – Baba Indrajit
Under the captaincy of Ashwin, Dindigul Dragons won the Tamil Nadu Premier League tournament for the first time. R Ashwin (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Tamil Nadu batsman Baba Indrajith has praised Ravichandran Ashwin’s incredible leadership skills in Dindigul Dragons’ (DD) title campaign in the recently-concluded Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) season. Both the players played a key role in helping the team win their maiden TNPL title. The ever-reliable Babarjit finished as the third-highest run-scorer of the tournament with 286 runs in 10 matches at an average of 40.85 and a strike rate of 133.02. Meanwhile, Ashwin scored 252 runs at an average of 36 and a strike rate of nearly 152 and was fifth on the list of highest run-scorers. Let us tell you that under Ashwin’s captaincy, Dindigul Dragons have won the title of the tournament for the first time. The Dindigul Dragons team was barely able to qualify for the playoffs by finishing fourth in the points table. In an interview with Cricket.com, Baba Indrajit praised Ashwin’s leadership and said that Ashwin’s biggest desire is to win the IPL trophy as a captain. “Definitely everyone will look at him as a captain, his cricket sense is very good. He always thinks about being one step ahead of the batsman or bowler. He has all the leadership qualities, I think his dream is to win the IPL trophy as a captain.” Ashwin made the team a champion by taking it out of difficult situations DD needed to win three consecutive play-off matches to win the title and Ashwin scored a hat-trick of half-centuries in these 3 matches and helped the team achieve the glory of becoming champion. In bowling too, he took nine wickets at an average of 27.55 and an economy of less than seven. Ashwin may play the role of captain in IPL 2025 At present, many teams need a captain in the upcoming mega auction. In such a situation, after winning the Tamil Nadu Premier League, the franchise owners will definitely keep an eye on him. Let us tell you that this 37-year-old experienced spinner has captained Punjab Kings (PBKS) in two IPL seasons in 2018 and 2019, but on both occasions the team missed the playoffs.
Great news for Tripura cricket fans, this international cricket stadium will be ready by February 2025.
Tripura Cricket Association is working very fast regarding the construction of the new stadium. A very good news has come for Tripura cricket fans. Let us tell you that Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) is working very fast on the construction of a new stadium in the state. So this stadium is likely to be completely ready in February 2025. Also, in the year 2025, along with the IPL matches, some ODI matches of the Indian team can also be seen being hosted in this stadium. Also, let us tell you that this stadium is being prepared with the joint efforts of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Tripura Cricket Association. The total construction cost of the stadium is Rs 200 crore and the stadium can host a total of 25 thousand spectators. Tripura Cricket Association Secretary Subrata Dey gave a big statement Let us tell you that while giving more information regarding the construction of the stadium in the state of Tripura, Tripura Cricket Association Secretary Subrata Dey was quoted by New Indian Express as saying – It is our mission to complete the project of International Cricket Stadium as soon as possible. By January 2025 or mid-February as per the revised deadline, we will have the stadium ready to host high profile cricket matches. We have already adopted a roadmap for this project and have also given guidelines to the agency and designer company involved in the project to expedite the work. Subrata Dey further said- The work on the stadium project started in the year 2017. Earlier this project was to be completed within 22 months. But due to the slow pace of work of the agency working here, this project has been delayed. However, now to speed up the stadium construction, we have decided to review the work every week.