co-owners of Kolkata Knight Riders and
Trinbago Knight Riders have acquired the
Cape Town Franchise of T20 Global League,
a Cricket South Africa (CSA) initiative. CSA
President Chris Nenzai along with CSA CEO
Haroon Lorgat made the announcement
during an event in London. The new
franchise will be called Cape Town Knight
Riders.
"On behalf of all of us from Knight Riders,
congratulations to Cricket South Africa for
the launch of exciting new T20 Global
League. We are delighted and thankful that
you have made Knight Riders part of the
new Global League.
"South Africa is a beautiful country with
beautiful people and I really look forward to
be part of the exciting new journey and
building something special together. We are
particularly thrilled to make Cape Town and
Newlands our new home away from home,
Shah Rukh said. (Also read: Why is Shah
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South African legend JP Duminy has been
appointed as the marquee player for the
Cape Town Knight Riders.
"The South African league promises to be a
great extravaganza and we are thankful to
Cricket South Africa for making us part of
the new phenomenon. Cape Town is a
world- class city with a huge Cricket loving
public and we are glad to launch Cape Town
Knight Riders, CEO Kolkata Knight Riders
(KKR) Venky Mysore said.
The tournament that features eight teams,
would be played in November this year and
the final would be held on December 16.
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