A well thought-out move: Aparajith on his new role: Transfer and contract outlook

A well thought-out move: Aparajith on his new role: Transfer and contract outlook

Aparajith pulled a rabbit out of the hat when he made himself unavailable for the Tamil Nadu Premier League Season 10 despite not nursing an injury. B.

Player and Team Performance

The 32-year-old surprised the Tamil Nadu cricket community again by signing up as mentor for his former TNPL franchise Chepauk Super Gillies. But it seems that the decision to transition from a player to a support-staff member in the league was brewing for quite some time.

Aparajith, who led Super Gillies in two seasons (2024 and 2025), described the move as a “well thought-out” one. “I was thinking about it for a long time,” he said on the sidelines of the Super Gillies-iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans game here on Friday.