Batting star of South Africa, AB de Villiers on Monday 15th October 2018 was named among 12 leading players for South Africa’s new Mzansi Super League Twenty20 tournament.
Six South African and six overseas players were named as marquee players at a Cricket South Africa media briefing. Six teams will be competing for their services in a draft in Johannesburg on Wednesday 17th October 2018.
England one-day captain Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy and Dawid Malan will join West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo and Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan as the leading overseas players.
Rashid Khan is the best bowler in the world, as said by The Australian all-rounder Ben Cutting. Rashid Khan creates pressure on batsmen while bowling. Rashid Khan’s leg-spin and googlies made it difficult for most batsmen on the field.
Six teams will be competing for their services in a draft which will take place in Johannesburg on 17th October 2018. The Mzansi Super league, will run from November 15 to December 16.
The names of six teams and their home venues were announced. They are: Cape Town Blitz (Newlands, Cape Town) , Durban Heat (Kingsmead, Durban) , Jozi Stars (The Wanderers, Johannesburg), Nelson Mandela Bay Giants (St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth) , Paarl Rocks (Boland Park, Paarl) and Tshwane Spartans (Centurion, Tshwane).
AB De Villiers who retired from international cricket earlier this year, heads the list of designated South African players. He will represent Tshwane Spartans, Centurion.
National captain Faf du Plessis will represent Paarl Rocks, Hashim Amla will represent Durban Heat , JP Duminy will represent Cape Town Blitz, Kagiso Rabada will represent Jozi Stars, Johannesburg and Imran Tahir will represent Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, Port Elizabeth.
Thabang Moroe said: “We have received applications from over 200 top international players who expressed interest in playing in this inaugural tournament and will have their names in the hat ahead of the player draft process,”.
Cricket South Africa chief executive Thabang Moroe said that there had been a big response from players from around the world who wanted to be included in the league.
