What is Salem Spartans?
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox cricket team |name = Salem Spartans |caption = |nickname = Namma Spartans |league = [[Tamil Nadu Premier League]] |captain = [[Murugan Ashwin]] |coach = [[Ramaswamy Prasanna]] |city = [[Salem, Tamil Nadu]] |colours = |owner = Selva Kumar M |founded = 2020 |ground = [[Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium]] |title1 = [[Tamil Nadu Premier League|TNPL]] |title1wins = 2016 |website = {{URL|nammaspartans.sport.blog}}}} '''Salem Spartans''', is a cricket team representing [[Salem district]] in the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] T20 League tournament, [[Tamil Nadu Premier League]] (TNPL). The team is owned by Vivo Chennai south distributor Selvakumar M.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Thoothukudi-dubbed-the-TUTI-Patriots/article14490989.ece|title=Thoothukudi dubbed the TUTI Patriots|newspaper=The Bindu|date=16 July 2016|access-date=22 August 2020}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=TNPL: Ferrario to lead Salem Spartans as Vijay turns down offer|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2021/jul/01/tnpl-ferrario-to-lead-salem-spartans-as-vijay-turns-down-offer-2323874.html|access-date=2021-07-09|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Salem Spartans is the costliest team in TNPL with {{INRConvert|5.21|c}} of brand value. This is the highest brand in TNPL.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=TNPL Players Draft 2020: Mukund goes to Tamizhans, Spartans picks Vijay Shankar|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/tnpl-2020-players-draft-full-list-chepauk-super-gillies-dindigul-dragons-dinesh-karthik-ashwin-shahrukh-khan-sai-kishore/article30859211.ece|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/tnpl-2020-salem-spartans-steal-show-with-top-picks-in-season-5-draft| title = TNPL 2020: Salem Spartans steal show with top picks in Season 5 draft}}</ref> == Team history == In 201