{"id":199238,"date":"2026-08-04T01:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199238"},"modified":"2026-08-04T01:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:05:49","slug":"tnpl-2026-full-list-of-franchise-captains-ahead-of-new-tamil-nadu-premier-league-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199238","title":{"rendered":"TNPL 2026: Full list of franchise captains ahead of new Tamil Nadu Premier League season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71304200\">The tenth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) will get underway in Dindigul on Tuesday, with defending champion IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans taking on last season\u2019s finalist Dindigul Dragons.<\/p>\n<p>A total of eight franchises will play 32 games in the season before the top teams battle it out in the Playoffs to be crowned champion.<\/p>\n<p>There have been some changes in the leadership of the participating teams this season. Here is the list of captains who will lead the franchises out onto the field in the 2026 edition:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-body article-bullet-list\">\n<li>\n                                                        Baba Indrajith &#8211; Dindigul Dragons                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        J. Suresh Kumar &#8211; Trichy Grand Cholas                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        R. Sai Kishore &#8211; Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        R. Sonu Yadav &#8211; Nellai Royal Kings                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        S. Abhishiek &#8211; Salem Spartans                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        M. Shah Rukh Khan &#8211; Vida Kovai Kings                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        B. Anirudh Sita Ram &#8211; Madurai Panthers                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        N. Jagadeesan &#8211; Chepauk Super Gillies                    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Aug 04, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/domestic\/tnpl-list-of-team-captains-players-skippers-2026-season-edition-news\/article71304200.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tenth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) will get underway in Dindigul on Tuesday, with defending champion IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans taking on last season\u2019s finalist Dindigul Dragons. A total of eight franchises will play 32 games in the season before the top teams battle it out in the Playoffs to be crowned &#8230; <a title=\"TNPL 2026: Full list of franchise captains ahead of new Tamil Nadu Premier League season\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199238\" aria-label=\"Read more about TNPL 2026: Full list of franchise captains ahead of new Tamil Nadu Premier League season\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SAI20KISHORE202.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":199230,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199230","url_meta":{"origin":199238,"position":0},"title":"Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026: Live streaming, TV telecast, squads, schedule and key players","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"August 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The 10th edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) gets underway on Tuesday (August 4), with defending champion IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans taking on Dindigul Dragons in the tournament opener at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul. 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