SA20 "In Great Position To Be Second-Best T20 League": MI Cape Town General Manager Robin Peterson To NDTV

Cricket South Africa's premier T20 competition will get underway on January 10 next year and six teams -- MI Cape Town, Durban Super Giants, Johannesburg Super Kings, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals and SunRisers Eastern Cape will be participating in the tournament. All six franchises have owners who have teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the competition is being touted as the next big thing in terms of T20 cricket. As there are only 90 odd days to go for the competition, former South Africa spinner Robin Peterson, who is also the general manager of MI Cape Town, spoke to NDTV on what to expect from the tournament.

"I think there is a lot of excitement around the new league. That is on everyone's lips, I definitely sense guys are trying to improve their skill level. That is why this league is going to be so amazing for South Africa. I think domestic players, have to raise their level of performance and there is a good reward when they do that. I think everybody is excited, not just from the players' point of view. Even people are excited about when the party comes to town. I think people have been starved of cricket," Peterson told NDTV.

"I think this is the first year fans have been allowed to come into stadiums. It pretty much looks like the timing is perfect. Expecting it to be a good tournament. Cricket South Africa needed something to give cricket an injection in this country so it definitely is something we are looking forward to," he added.

MI Cape Town have built a strong squad for the upcoming competition as they have the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Rassie van der Dussen and Olly Stone in their squad. The side will be coached by Simon Katich while