New Delhi, June 16 -- Ravichandran Ashwin, former India offspinner, and his team Dindigul Dragons have been cleared by the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) from the ball-tampering charges. Earlier, Siechem Madurai Panthers accused Dindigul of using towels treated with chemicals to alter the ball's condition during the match in Salem on June 14, 2025.

Shijit Chandran, Madurai's coach lodged a complaint, stating, "The ball's condition deteriorated rapidly during our innings, affecting our batsmen's performance. You can hear the sound of every shot our batters played after the powerplay, which were as if they were hitting hard stone instead of a cricket ball."

The complaint, originally sent to Madurai's CEO Pooja Damodaran and later forwar...