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History Of TPL
• Founded in 2009 by 3 cricket crazy teenagers.
• Inaugural Edition : September 2009 at Don BoscoSchool, Egmore with the participation of 16 teams.
• Second Edition: May 2010 at A M Jain College,
Meenambakkam with an“100%” increase in
participating teams to 32.
Mission •To provide fledgling cricketers an opportunity to showcase their latenttalent, in the opportunity starved world of cricket.
•TPL aims to give today’s youngsters a chance to participate in acompetitive tournament and also learn the values of working as a part of ateam.
•It aims at getting involved teenager in some form of useful physicalactivity in this generation of computer games, PS2’s, Nintendos etc.
•Simulating a tournament on lines with the IPL for the Teenage Cricketfanatics of Chennai
•At the end of the day TPL is a healthy mix of Cricket, Fun, Entertainment &Physical Exercise.
Why would a teenager join TPL ?•All teenage cricket lovers are welcome
•To be played with a HARD RED TENNIS BALL (VICKY MAKE), thus minimizing the risk of
injuries.
•The participants can form their own teams. Teams need not be school based. They can be
•Colony team
• A Club Team
• A school team, or
• Even a family team.
•Matches to be held during the summer holidays between 16th May 2011 & 28th May 2011.
•All participants should be between 13-19 years.
•A 15/15 over format which would see some hard hitting and lots of fun and excitement*
Teenage Premier League 2009 – A Glimpse
• Held during September 2009
• Tournament was wrapped up in 6 days.
• 16 teams participated in the knockout event
• Venue was Don Bosco School, Egmore.
• Finals of TPL 2009 went down to a super over and St. Johns Beat
Chinmaya Superkings XI to win the tournament.
• Formed India A player, Mr. Sharath presided over the finals and was the
guest of honor.
Teenage Premier League 2010 – A Glimpse
• Held during May 2010.
• Tournament was wrapped up in 10 days.
• Participating teams grew by 100% from the previous edition to 32.
• Venue was A M Jain College, Meenambakkam
• The team from St. Johns successfully defended the TPL title to be
crowned Champions for the second year in a row.
• Ace Tamil Nadu & Chennai Superkings player S. Vidyut was the chief
guest and distributed the prizes to the winners.
TPL 2009 v/s TPL 2010
• All players were given export quality caps bearing the name of TPL and the
title sponsor, Eco Kitchen.
• A professionally run food stall was setup to provide refreshments to the
players.
• A total of Rs. 10000/- was distributed as prize money to the winners, runners
up & outstanding performers.
• Man of the match medals were given for every match played and also
participation certificates were given to every player.
• In addition to prize money, individual trophies were given for Man of the
Series, Best Knock , Best Spell & Electrifying fielder of TPL - 2010
TPL 2009 & 2010 - Sponsors
Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute.
Excel Organics Pvt. Ltd.
G K Shetty Builders
TPL 2009 & 2010 – Media Coverage
• TPL enjoyed media coverage from » The New Indian Express
» Times of India
» Deccan Chornicle
» NDTV-Hindu
TPL – 2011 – The format
• Expecting the participation of 32 teams.
• Organizing a round robin format for 32 teams rather than the traditional
Knockout format.
• Teams to be divided into 8 pools, playing all the teams in the group at
least once.
• Toppers of the groups move on to play the Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals &
Finals.
• To wrap up the whole tournament within a period of 13 days.
TPL – 2011 – Highlights
• Hiring of TNCA qualified umpires & scorers for umpiring.
• Use of Hard Red Tennis ball.
• Full fledged Circle cricket ground.
• Refreshments to be provided by Organizers.
• Registration charges per participant, Rs. 200/-
• Plans of hosting the Quarter Final, Semi Final & Final under lights, if
financially viable.
TPL – 2011 – Awards
• Man of the Match
• Man of the Series
• Butchers Bat (Batsman of the Series)
• Golden Arm (Bowler of the Series)
• Electrifying fielder (Fielder of the Series)
• Just in time Knock (Most Vital Knock of the Series)
• Best Spell of the Series
TPL 2011 – Venue
• The following venues are in discussion and would be finalized soon:
» Aamir Mahal Cricket Ground (Royapettah)
» Marina Beach Cricket Ground (Triplicane)
» Don Bosco Egmore Cricket Ground (Egmore)
» Vetinary College Cricket Ground (Vepery)
» Doveton Corrie Cricket Ground (Vepery)
» New College (Royapettah)