JOHANNESBURG, February 4 (ANA) – Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Saturday announced the launch of its new franchise-based #T20 Global League.
The newly launched #T20 Global League will debut in the last quarter of 2017 with 8 participating teams.
A tender was issued worldwide on Saturday. The deadline for ‘Expressions of Interest’ is 17h00 Central African Time (GMT+2) on Friday, 03 March 2017.
The process of applying to own and operate a team through a franchise licensing agreement will include the following key stages in the selection process: submission of an Expression of Interest, submission of formal bids, evaluation of qualifying bids received and aAnnouncement of the successful team owners
The announcement of the global tender for the new #T20 Global League comes after the CSA President, Chris Nenzani, and Chief Executive, Haroon Lorgat, informed the ICC and Member nations attending the ICC meetings in Dubai this week.
“Our vision is to drive the creation of a new #T20 destination league in South Africa that would energise the sport of cricket in South Africa by creating a global platform for the best-in-class to perform and showcase their talent to a global audience,” said Nenzani.
“We have received a very favourable response to our plans from the ICC and Member Boards and look to their support in our endeavour. We now look forward to another exciting chapter in the evolution of South African cricket and to the whole game benefitting from our new #T20 Global League,” added Nenzani.
“Today is a landmark day for Cricket South Africa. Early feedback from the marketplace suggests that there is tremendous interest in our Global Destination League from around the globe,” Lorgat, said on the announcement.
“We have taken our time and worked hard to reach the point where we are now ready to play in the global #T20 arena. This new #T20 Global Destination League offers great opportunities for investment in South Africa and South African cricket, and we are excited by the number of local and international superstars that will feature in the league.
“We are also confident that the window we have chosen will make it possible franchisees to attract top class players to South Africa,” Lorgat concluded. – African News Agency (ANA
