Meet the T20 Global League Franchise Owners
Author(s): City Air NewsNew South African Cricket League attracts big investors Cricket South Africa (CSA) today officially announced the successful eight Team Owners who, in a clear vote of confidence in South Africa’s new T20...
Cricket South
Africa (CSA)
today officially announced the successful eight Team Owners who, in a
clear vote of confidence in South Africa’s new T20 Global League,
have earned the right to be part of cricketing history.
After much anticipation and with excitement at an
all-time high, the reveal took place at a well-attended industry launch event
at London’s most prestigious hotel, The Bvlgari, London. The event set the tone
for a new standard in T20 cricket.
EY (previously known as Ernst & Young) ran the
team owner selection process to ensure integrity, compliance and due diligence
was followed throughout the process by both CSA and potential owners.
“Competition was stiff, with more than 150
Expressions of Interest (EOI) received from around the world and a shortlist of
heavy hitters to consider, but after rigorous discussions and engagement with
each of the potential owners, we are certain that our final eight owners have
the perfect combination of strategic insight and passion needed to make the
first T20 Global League a complete success,” said CSA President, Chris Nenzani.
The official eight team owners, host cities and
marquee players are:
1. Shah Rukh Khan 2. Mr Fawad Rana 3. GMR Group 4. Mr Javed Afridi 5. Mr Osman Osman 6. Mr Ajay Sethi 7. Mr Mustaq Brey 8. Mr Sushil Kumar |
KKR Lahore Qalandars Delhi Daredevils My Sports World / Peshawar Zalmi SA Consortium Channel 2 Brimstone Investment Corporation City Sports |
Cape Town Durban Johannesburg Benoni Pretoria Port Elizabeth Stellenbosch Bloemfontein |
JP Duminy Hashim Amla Kagiso Rabada Quinton de Kock AB de Villiers Imran Tahir Faf du Plessis David Miller |
Joining the owners will be the eight Protea Marquee
Players who have now been assigned to a team on the basis of the city they have
historically been associated with or a city they will be able to build a strong
association with. Alongside the Protea marquee players, the eight International
marquee players that were previously announced will help drive the global
spirit of competition as the franchises battle for top spot.
“The announcement of the team owners is a key
milestone to successfully launch our T20 Global League,” commented CSA Chief
Executive, Haroon Lorgat. “We are thrilled by the international mix of owners
and the passion and excitement that was clearly demonstrated during the bidding
process by them and the marquee players. It sets up our #T20GL as a fans
favourite in the cricketing calendar.”
The player draft is scheduled for 19 August, with
almost 400 players from 10 countries confirming their interest.