Faf to use wealth of experience for SA20: 'I'm grateful to have learned from so many greats'

Former Proteas batter Faf du Plessis says that the SA20 will play a crucial impact on South African cricket for next year's T20 League.

Du Plessis will once again don yellow and lead the Joburg Super Kings (JSK) in the SA20, scheduled to begin in January-February next year.

The Johannesburg team is owned Chennai Super Kings Sports Limited, the owners of Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). 

The Super Kings have already confirmed a string of players expected to take part in their inaugural campaign, with Moeen Ali (England), Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka), Romario Shepherd (West Indies) and Gerald Coetzee (South Africa) included.

The SA20's draft will take place on 19 September to fill out the six teams with 17 players, 10 of which will be local and seven international.

On match day, teams will follow the international standard of seven local and four foreign players format. 

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Du Plessis hopes that he can share his experience with the young talent in South Africa as he has learned his craft from some of the best captain's in the world.

"I have an extremely lucky and long relationship with Chennai. When the opportunity presented itself again, I was extremely happy with that. I think it's going to be (the SA20 league) incredibly crucial for the sustainability of South African cricket," said Du Plessis in a press statement.

"I've almost been seeing first hand the difference that league cricket can have an impact on a country's cricket. Certainly been involved with the IPL for the last 10-11 years. You see the difference that it makes to the young generation and the young players, especially in that Indian cricket team and