Pretoria Capitals, which is owned by Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal, on Saturday introduced that they’ve signed the South African tempo duo of Anrich Nortje and Migael Pretorius forward of the inaugural version of Cricket South Africa’s T20 League.
Nortje has performed 30 video games for IPL’s Delhi Capitals over 3 seasons with 43 wickets to his title whereas Pretorius has taken over 50 home T20 wickets however is but to make his worldwide debut.
The inaugural version of the T20 league in South Africa will comprise six franchises and shall be performed in January-February subsequent yr.
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The South African tempo duo of Anrich Nortje and Migael Pretorius are actually able to roar for Pretoria Capitals
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Jindal stated, “Anrich Nortje has been an integral part of the growth and success of Delhi Capitals. So when we decided to expand our cricketing footprint to his country, he was always going to be an automatic choice for us. I believe Anrich will bring to Pretoria Capitals the same kind of fiery performances and off-field calmness we’ve seen him display at DC. I’d also like to welcome Migael Pretorius, who boasts of an impressive domestic track record, to our Capitals family.”
“It is indeed a proud moment for us, as Delhi Capitals is now beyond Delhi. South Africa is no doubt one of the world’s biggest sports loving nations and we can’t wait to entral the fans there with our passionate brand of cricket,” he added.
On Wednesday, former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was roped in by the Johannesburg franchise owned by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as their marquee signing for the inaugural version of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 League, in response to a report.
Du Plessis, who performed for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) within the IPL final season, was a part of the CSK from 2011 to 2021, apart from 2016 and 2017 when the workforce was suspended.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
