Jo'burg Giants

Jo'burg Giants
Jo'Burg Giants
League T20 Global League
Personnel
Captain South Africa Kagiso Rabada
Coach India Sridharan Sriram[1]
Owner GMR Group[2]
Team information
City Johannesburg, Gauteng,
South Africa
Colours DD
Founded 2017
Home ground Wanderers Stadium
Capacity 34,000

Jo'burg Giants is a professional Twenty20 cricket franchise team of the T20 Global League in South Africa, which represents the city of Johannesburg. It is owned by GMR Group, a company from Bengaluru, India that are also owners of the Delhi Daredevils franchise in Indian Premier League. The marquee player of the Joburg Giants is Kagiso Rabada.[3]

Cricket South Africa's T20 Global League is going to be the first Twenty20 cricket tournament in the country to feature eight privately owned franchises, representing eight cities of South Africa. The format of the competition is quite similar to the other popular leagues across the globe such as IPL, BBL and CPL.[4]

Johannesburg is one of the eight cities, which will be represented in the 2017 T20 Global League. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group, which already has experience with international T20 league teams. Delhi Daredevils, one of the sides in the Indian Premier League, is owned by the group. The GMR Group is looking to expand its horizons, by investing in the cricket franchise in South Africa.[5]

Sridharan Sriram, a former India player and a current spin consultant with the Australian cricket team, has been appointed the head coach of the side.[1]

2017 squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2017 tournament:[6] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa postponed the tournament until November 2018.[7]

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Draft notes [8]
Batsmen
–Brendon McCullumNew Zealand15 June 1981Right-handedRight-arm mediumInternational marquee
–Colin IngramSouth Africa3 July 1985Right-handedRight-arm leg breakRound 1
–Christiaan JonkerSouth Africa24 September 1986Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastRound 4
–Temba BavumaSouth Africa17 May 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumRound 5
–Jonathan VandiarSouth Africa25 April 1990Left-handedRight-arm mediumRound 12
–Andre MalanSouth Africa29 July 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRound 15
–Zubayr HamzaSouth Africa19 June 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg breakRound 16
All-rounders
–Vernon PhilanderSouth Africa26 June 1985Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumRound 2
–Andile PhehlukwayoSouth Africa3 March 1996Left-handedRight-arm mediumRound 3
–Roelof van der MerweNetherlands17 October 1984Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxRound 5
–Patrick KrugerSouth Africa3 February 1995Right-handedRight-arm mediumRound 6
Wicket-keepers
–Nicholas PooranTrinidad and Tobago2 October 1995Left-handedRound 8
–Andries GousSouth Africa24 November 1993Right-handedRound 12
Bowlers
–Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa25 May 1995Left-handedLeft-arm fastCaptain & Protea marquee
–Yasir ShahPakistan2 May 1986Right-handedLeg break googlyRound 7
–Duanne OlivierSouth Africa9 May 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumRound 9
–Rabian EngelbrechtSouth Africa15 July 1994Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fastRound 13
–Dane PiedtSouth Africa6 March 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakRound 14

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: Joburg Giants reveal team logo". crictracker. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Strong Indian interest in new SA T20 league". ESPNCriicinfo.
  5. ↑ "The league of global T20 brands". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pollard chosen first overall by Bloemfontein in SA T20 Global draft". Cricinfo. ESPN. 26 August 2017.
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