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- A total of 318 players were bid in the mega auction
- Tristan Stubbs the most expensive player, sold for over 4 crores
- Temba Bavuma-Dean Elgar found no takers
A mega auction has been held for the South Africa T20 League which started on the lines of IPL. A total of 318 players were bid here, but it is noteworthy that South African captain Temba Bavuma was not bought by any team.
Tristan Stubbs Most Expensive Player
A mega auction was held for the South Africa T20 League on Monday. Young batsman Tristan Stubbs was the most expensive player in the auction and was sold for over 4 crores. But the most shocking thing about this league was that Temba Bavuma, who captained South Africa in the T20 World Cup, was not bought by anyone in this league.
No Indian player
A total of 6 teams are participating in the South Africa T20 league, every team is Indian-owned, most are IPL-affiliated teams. However, no Indian player is participating in this league.
Senior players unsold
Players like Tristan Stubbs, Riley Rossouw and South African Marco Jansson were among the most expensive players in this league. But senior and international players like Temba Bavuma, Dean Elgar and Andy Falukwayo could not find a buyer. Two of these players are currently the captain of the South African team.
The captain did not find a buyer
Dean Elgar is currently the captain of South Africa’s test team, while Temba Bavuma is the captain of South Africa in white-ball cricket. In such a situation, it came as a surprise to all that he was not bought by any team.
All teams managed to form a pool of 17 players
According to the rules of this league, each team can have a maximum of 17 players and all teams have managed to create a pool of 17 players. On the lines of IPL, 4 foreign players can be included in the playing-11. A total of 22 players were signed by six teams before the auction itself. However, all teams could select a maximum of 5 players before the auction.
All six teams after the auction:
Durban Super Giants (17):
Quinton de Kock, Prenellan Subbryan, Jason Holder, Kyle Meyers, Reece Topley, Dwayne Pretorius, Henrik Klaasen, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Abbott, Junior Dala, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Matthew Christian Jonker, Viaan Mulder, Simon Harmer.
Johannesburg Super Kings (17):
Faf du Plessis, Gerald Coetzee, Mahish Sharp, Romario Shepherd, Harry Brook, Janeman Malan, Riza Hendricks, Kyle Verne, George Garton, Alzari Joseph, Louis du Ploy, Louis Gregory, Lizard Williams, Donavan Ferreira, Nandre Berger, Malusi Siboto, Caleb Celica.
Mumbai Indians Cape Town (17):
Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brewis, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Rasi van der Deusen, Ryan Rickleton, George Linde, Buran Hendricks, Duane Jensen, Delano Potgeiter, Grant Roelofsen, Wesley Marshall, Ollie Stone, Waqar Salamkhil, Zuid Abrams, Odion Smith.
Pearl Royals (17):
David Miller, Corbin Bosh, Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy, Lungi Ngidi, Tabrez Shamsi, Jason Roy, Dan Vilas, Bjorn Fortuin, Wihan Lube, Frisco Adams, Imran Manak, Evan Jones, Ramon Simmonds, Michel van Buuren, Eoin Morgan, Cody Joseph.
Pretoria Capitals (17):
Enrique Norcia, Miguel Pretorius, Riley Rosso, Phil Salt, Wayne Parnell, Josh Little, Shaun Von Berg, Adil Rashid, Cameron Delport, Will Jack, Theunis de Bruyne, Marco Marais, Kusal Mendes, Darin Dupavillan, Jimmy Neesham, Ethan Bosh, Shane Dadeswell.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape (17):
Aidan Markram, Otneil Baartman, Marco Jensen, Tristan Stubbs, Sisanda Magala, Juned Daoud, Mason Crane, Jon-Jon Smuts, Jordan Cox, Adam Rossington, Rolof Wein-der Merv, Marcus Ackerman, James Fuller, Tom Abel, Aya Gakamane, Cyril Ervey, Brydon Carrs.
