Nirankar’s dream debut helps Dindigul Dragons overcome Ashwin-Varun absence in TNPL 10 opener
Debutant Nirankar Sharma delivered a match-winning performance for the Dindigul Dragons in the Tamil Nadu Premier League opener. His success provided a boost to the team despite the absence of key players R. Ashwin and Varun Chakaravarthy.
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When Dindigul Dragons strolled out for the Tamil Nadu Premier League season-opener here on Tuesday, there was uncertainty over how the 2024 title-winner would cope with the absence of two masters of the spin-bowling craft.
R. Ashwin is in the dugout as a mentor and not on the field while Varun Chakaravarthy is yet to recover from a hamstring injury. But in an encouraging sign for its adaptive strategy, the Dindigul side watched debutant leggie Nirankar Sharma dish out a Player-of-the-Match performance of three for 21 against iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans.
Nirankar, who moved from Madhya Pradesh to Tamil Nadu to fuel his cricket dream, tightened the screws in the middle overs with his miserly spell.
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