▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁Sank ar ▁C ements ▁has ▁been ▁spons oring ▁the ▁competition ▁since ▁its ▁in ception . ▁The ▁first ▁season ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁then ▁Indian ▁cr icket ▁team ▁captain ▁MS ▁D h oni ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁T uti ▁Patri ots . ▁▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁four ▁seasons ▁of ▁T N PL . ▁The ▁current ▁champions , ▁Che p au k ▁Super ▁Gill ies ▁are ▁also ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁team ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁other ▁teams ▁which ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁are ▁Sie chem ▁Mad ur ai ▁Pan thers ▁and ▁T uti ▁Patri ots . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁franch ises ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁match ▁fixing ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁removal ▁of ▁co - own ers ▁of ▁a ▁franch ise . ▁However ▁both ▁franch ises ▁remained ▁int act ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁T N PL ▁was ▁launched ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁Chen na i ▁Super ▁Kings , ▁the ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁franch ise ▁playing ▁Indian ▁Premier ▁League ▁( IP L ), ▁was ▁facing ▁a ▁two - year ▁susp ension ▁from ▁the ▁league . ▁The ▁league ▁was ▁aim ed ▁to ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁high - profile ▁matches ▁in ▁Chen na i ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁to ▁expose ▁tal ented ▁players ▁from ▁districts . ▁It ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁then ▁T N CA ▁president ▁N . ▁S