Cricket Fans of the South Africa Cricket League starting next year (South Africa Cricket League) Mini IPL will be seen in Cricket South Africa confirmed on Wednesday that all six teams in the league have been bought by companies that also own the IPL teams. Thus, the atmosphere like Indian Premier League will be seen in the new league as well. This T20 league will be organized in the month of January. Meanwhile, there is news that former South African captain and opener Graeme Smith has been given the responsibility to take charge of this T20 league.
South African league will be like IPL
- The Cape Town team has been bought by Reliance Industries Limited. Reliance owns Mumbai Indians (MI), the most successful IPL team. Mumbai has won the IPL title five times.
- The Durban team has been bought by RSPG Sports Private Limited. Last year, the company bought the team of Lucknow (LSG) in a record bid. Sanjeev Goenka’s group spent 7090 crore rupees for this.
- The Port Elizabeth team is owned by Sun TV. SunTV also owns IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Now he will field his team in this league as well.
- The Johannesburg team has been bought by Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited. India Cements bought Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 2008 auction. Now he will also be seen with his team in the South Africa League.
- Paarl’s team has been bought by the Royal Sports Group. The group owns the Rajasthan Royals (RR) team. The Royals Group owns shares in four different companies including Fox and Dabur. Last year this team reached the final after 14 years.
- Delhi Capitals (DC) co-owner JSW has bought the Pretoria team. JSW is one of the biggest sports company in India. He sponsors many players. Now his team will also be seen in the South African league.
Teams in other leagues also have shares in Indian companies
Even before the South African league, Indian companies have participated in many other cricket leagues. There are many leagues in the world where the team is owned by an Indian. Foremost among these is the owner of two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders. Red Chillies’ Knights Group and Jay Mehta bought the Caribbean Premier League team Trinbago Knight Riders in the West Indies. At the same time, Shah Rukh Khan’s Abu Dhabi Knight Riders team is also in the UAE league. The Adani Group has also staked a T20 team in the UAE T20 League.
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