Cape Town Knight Riders

Cape Town Knight Riders
League T20 Global League
Personnel
Captain South Africa JP Duminy
Coach South Africa Jacques Kallis[1]
Owner Shahrukh Khan[2]
(Red Chillies Entertainment)
Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta
(Mehta Group)
Team information
City Cape Town, Western Cape,
South Africa
Colours KKR
Founded 2017
Home ground Newlands Cricket Ground
Capacity 25,000

Cape Town Knight Riders [3] is a professional franchise Twenty20 cricket team of the T20 Global League in South Africa, which represents the city of Cape Town. The team is owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and actress Juhi Chawla. CTKR[4] is the third team of Shah Rukh Khan, he also owns Kolkata Knight Riders and Trinbago Knight Riders in Indian Premier League and Caribbean Premier League respectively. The marquee player of CTKR is JP Duminy.[5]

The cricket scene in South Africa is set to undergo a massive transformation, as Cricket South Africa unveiled its plan to host the T20 Global League in the country. The format is similar to other major T20 events across the world such as the Indian Premier League, Big Bash League, Pakistan Super League and the Caribbean Premier League.[6] Eight franchises will represent eight cities in the country, owned by some of the big names in the sports industry.

One of these eight cities is Cape Town, which will be participating in the T20 Global League. Shah Rukh Khan, the owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders (who have won the Indian Premier League twice) and the Trinbago knight riders (who have won the Caribbean Premier League thrice), will now hope for a similar success from his new investment in the Cape Town franchise.[7]

Former South African great, all-rounder and Kolkata Knight Riders coach Jacques Kallis will be the Cape Town sides's coach for the first season.[1]

2017 Squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2017 tournament:[5] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa postponed the tournament until November 2018.[8]

No. Name Nat Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Draft notes [9]
Batsmen
–JP DuminySouth Africa14 April 1984Left-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain and Protea marquee
–Chris GayleJamaica21 September 1979Left-handedRight-arm off breakInternational marquee
–Rassie van der DussenSouth Africa7 February 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg breakRound 4
–James VinceEngland14 March 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumRound 5
–Pieter MalanSouth Africa12 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRound 15
–Aviwe MgijimaSouth Africa10 August 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumRound 16
All-rounders
–Dwaine PretoriusSouth Africa29 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRound 6
–Jason SmithSouth Africa11 October 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRound 7
–Thomas KaberSouth Africa14 June 1992Right-handedLeft-arm chinamanRound 12
–Senuran MuthusamySouth Africa22 February 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxRound 13
–Dayyaan GaliemSouth Africa2 January 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRound 14
Wicket-keepers
–Rudi SecondSouth Africa17 July 1989Right-handedRight-arm off breakRound 8
–Denesh RamdinTrinidad and Tobago13 March 1985Right-handedRound 11
Bowlers
–Dale SteynSouth Africa27 June 1983Right-handedRight-arm fastRound 1
–Adil RashidEngland17 February 1988Right-handedRight-arm leg breakRound 2
–Tom CurranEngland12 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumRound 3
–Rory KleinveldtSouth Africa15 March 1983Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumRound 9
–Malusi SibotoSouth Africa20 August 1987Left-handedRight-arm mediumRound 10

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

References

  1. 1 2 "Robin Singh, Sriram among high-profile coaches for T20 Global League". cricbuzz.
  2. ↑ "Meet the T20 Global League Franchise Owners". Cricket South Africa. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "T20 global league". CSA. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cape Town welcomes Knight Riders franchise to Newlands". MSN Sports. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Strong Indian interest in new SA T20 league". ESPNCriicinfo.
  7. ↑ "The league of global T20 brands". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Pollard chosen first overall by Bloemfontein in SA T20 Global draft". Cricinfo. ESPN. 26 August 2017.
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