Good news for IPL fans - South African players to stay back for IPL
April 8th, 2008Five South African players who are currently in India for the Future Cup will stay over for IPL -The Cobras confirmed yesterday.
The Cobras have allowed them to skip domestic Standard Bank Pro20 tournament. Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Mark Boucher and Ashwell Prince will thus remain in India after the third Test in Kanpur, which starts on April 11.
Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, indicated that the Titans might also follow suit and allow three of their IPL players who are in India - AB de Villiers, Albie Morkel and Dale Steyn - to miss the domestic tournament. He also said that talks were on with the franchises of the three other South African players who are involved in the IPL - Eagles (Loots Bosman), Dolphins (Shaun Pollock) and Warriors (Makhaya Ntini) - to grant exemption to these players.
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The Pro20 Series, South Africa’s domestic 20-over tournament, involves seven teams, including Zimbabwe, and concludes on April 25. With the IPL starting on April 18, this means the Cobras’ players will not miss the first week of the tournament. The IPL franchise which benefits the most from this decision is the Bangalore Royal Challengers, who have Kallis, Steyn and Boucher in their ranks. Gibbs is with the Deccan Chargers, while Smith has been signed up by the Rajasthan Royals.
IPL is sure going to be a hto-hot affair with so many star players fighting in one single tournament.
Tags: Cobras, IPL, south africa, TitansPosted in Cricket News, IPL News |
April 10th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
if this is good then good. world is coming to us why not south africa
April 16th, 2008 at 3:22 am
why not, Players from all over world the have join Indian Premier League. South Africa is also ready to become a part of IPL