Pandya brothers in TNPL draft

The players' draft for the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) was chalked out on Saturday and it includes all the big names from the state. Some of the notable names from other states who are registered with the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association to play the local league are also part of the draft.

It includes two IPL stars and Mumbai Indians players Hardik and Krunal Pandya, former India U-19 captain Unmukt Chand and former India leggie Piyush Chawla.
"All the big players who are registered with the TNCA are there in the draft," a source close to the developments told TOI. The Tamil Nadu stars -Ravichandran Ashwin, M Vijay, S Badrinath, Vijay Shankar, Dinesh Karthik - are also part of the 951 players who have registered. "We are extremely happy with the players' response for the tournament. About 180 of them are likely to get picked by the franchises and we want each side to have the best possible squad so that the competition is intense and the crowd gets to see quality cricket," added out the source.
The draft was sent across to all the franchises on Saturday evening. "The TNPL officials got together to frame the rules and players' list and we have sent it across to the franchises so that the next stage of discussion can begin in the coming days. The players will be picked by the franchises on July 22," the source added.
The eight franchises will be called for a meeting on Monday . "We want to ensure that everyone concerned with the tournament is on the same page," the source added. Tuti Patriots---the Thoothukudi franchise, the highest bidders, will have the option of choosing the first pick during the players' draft.