Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.
Cricket South Africa on Thursday confirmed that all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against India and the upcoming T20 World Cup due to a fracture of his left thumb. The board confirmed the news ahead of the first ODI against India, which is underway at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Proteas all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against India and this month's T20 World Cup in Australia.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape bowling coach Dale Steyn says the franchise was happy to spend big on several South Africans at the SA20 auction in Cape Town.
Monday's SA20 player auction at the CTICC in Cape Town was a marathon affair, dragging on for eight hours before all six franchises had completed their 17-man squads.
SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith hopes the new local T20 league will strengthen South African cricket like the Indian Premier League (IPL) did for Indian cricket.
South African batting sensation Tristan Stubbs triggered a bidding frenzy with Sunrisers Eastern Cape getting his services for a staggering 9.2 million rand (USD 500,000 plus) at the inaugural auction of the SA T20 league in Cape Town on Monday. The six teams in the league are owned by IPL franchises -- MI Cape Town (Reliance), Pretoria Capitals (JSW), Paarl Royals (Royals Sports Group), Durban Super Giants (RPG-Sanjiv Goenka), Johannesburg Super Kings (India Cements), Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Sunrisers Hyderabad owner Kaviya Maran).
The six teams in the league are owned by IPL franchises -- MI Cape Town (Reliance), Pretoria Capitals (JSW), Paarl Royals (Royals Sports Group), Durban Super Giants (RPG-Sanjiv Goenka), Johannesburg Super Kings (India Cements), Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Sunrisers Hyderabad owner Kaviya Maran). With a salary cap of R 34 million (USD 1.9 million approx, INR 15 crore) per team, robust bidding was witnessed with Stubbs, who plays for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, being the most sought-after.
SA20, the brand new franchise T20 league in South Africa is conducting its players' auction today and there are some big names in the fray. Apart from the big name South African players there are many top international stars who are going under the hammer like.