Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been roped in by the Johannesburg franchise owned by IPL giants Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as their marquee signing for the inaugural version of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 League, based on 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, aside from 2016 and 2017 when the group was suspended. Wednesday was the final day for the direct acquisition of gamers for the six-team upcoming league. The inaugural version of the CSA T20 League is scheduled to be performed in January-February 2023 and all of the six franchises within the event have been acquired by present IPL group homeowners.
Apart from CSK proudly owning the Johannesburg-based franchise, MI Cape Town is the sister franchise of Mumbai Indians and the groups from Durban, Gqeberha (previously Port Elizabeth), Paarl and Pretoria are owned by Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals respectively.
The CSK-owned Johannesburg franchise can also be believed to have roped in England all-rounder Mooen Ali as considered one of its marquee gamers,based on Cricbuzz.Ali, who represents CSK within the IPL, had additionally featured within the marquee gamers’ record for the UAE League (ILT20).
But, based on the Cricbuzz report, he’s stated to have picked up the T20 event in South Africa over ILT20, which may even be held in January-February subsequent 12 months.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
