The Durban franchise has signed five players, including South African wicketkeeper and batsman Quinton de Kock, in the Cricket South Africa T20 league. RPSG, which owns the franchise, named de Kock, Jason Holder, Kyle Meyers, Reece Topley and Prenelan Subryan as their first five players. “The players have consistently performed over the years and belong to South Africa, West Indies and England,” the press release said.
Dr. Sanjeev Goenka, President, RPSG Group, said, “I welcome all players to the RPSG Durban family. It is a new beginning, full of hope and promise. We are confident that talented players will form the foundation of the team and perform. will uphold our core philosophy of
Not to be forgotten, RPSG is the same group that also owns the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (LSG). De Kock and Holder are two of LSG’s top foreign recruits who head the team. Meyers was also included in the IPL 2022 mega auction by LSG earlier this year. Topi is a great addition to the team. The left-arm pacer troubled the Indian batsmen with his swing and pace and could prove to be a game changer for the Derba franchise in the first SA T20 league. The fifth player is an uncapped South African Subrayan, who is an all-rounder and will be among the players to be tracked down.
There are 6 teams in CSA’s T20 league which include Durban, MI Cape Town, Gqeberha, Johannesburg, Paarl and Pretoria Capitals. All the teams have started depositing the players’ installments. before, The CSK-owned Johannesburg franchise had announced Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis will play for their team in the first SA T20 league. Du Plessis will lead the team. These two players had spent a long time playing together for CSK in the past.