Srinivasaraj elected TNCA President

T.J. Srinivasaraj was elected unopposed because the President of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for a three-year time period (2025-28) within the General Elections performed on the M.A. Chidambaram stadium right here on Sunday.

Srinivasaraj is the Managing Director of Freight Consol International Pvt Ltd, and Freyer International Logistics Pvt Ltd, which helps 5 groups within the TNCA league (two within the first division – Nelson SC and Sea Hawks CC). Freyer has additionally been sponsoring TNCA’s girls’s challengers (one-day and T20) competitions since 2022.

M. Kumaresh and R. Rangarajan have been additionally elected unopposed because the Vice-President and Treasurer, respectively.

In the contested positions, former Apex Council member U. Bhagwandas Rao was elected Secretary, defeating S. Prabhu. Ok. Sriram prevailed over A.S. Rangarajan to safe the submit of Joint Secretary, whereas C. Mareeswaran overcame Kalidas Vandiyar and Ok.S. Srinivasan to be elected Assistant Secretary.

Addressing the media, Srinivasaraj said that there’s “ample expertise within the districts” and added that his administration “desires to deliver that expertise out.”

He stated that the Chepauk floor, which has been getting a makeover for the 2026 T20 World Cup, “can be prepared in 30 to 40 days.”

He additional stated that the newly inaugurated Velammal cricket stadium in Madurai, developed by the Velammal Educational Group, and the stadium being developed by the State authorities in Coimbatore don’t have the opportunity of internet hosting worldwide matches “for now.”

Asked if the Madurai stadium will get to host the TNPL matches, he stated: “That continues to be in consideration. We haven’t determined but. We have to carry talks.” He said that neither floor is tied up with the TNCA but.

The office-bearers: T.J. Srinivasaraj (President), M. Kumaresh (Vice-President), U. Bhagwandas Rao (Secretary), C. Mareeswaran (Asst. Secretary), Ok. Sriram (Jt. Secretary), R. Rangarajan (Treasurer).

Apex Council: Districts: A. Jaffer Asique Ali, J. Divakar, P. Parameswaran; City: R. Krishna; G. Manikandan; P.S. Rajan; Sanjay Kumbhat; S. Selvamani; N.S. Shankar.

TNPL Governing Council nominees: S. Balakrishna, Yusuf Y. Laila.