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Cricket South Africa finalised 541 players for SA20 Season 4 auction, including Shakib al Hasan and James Anderson, but no Indians.
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Cricket South Africa on Monday rolled out the players’ auction list for the fourth edition of the SA20. The fourth edition of the tournament saw over 800 player registrations – the highest ever in the tournament’s history. Out of which, as many as 541 have been finalised for the auction.
Several media reports suggested that 13 Indians had also registered themselves for the bidding event, namely Piyush Chawla, Siddharth Kaul, among others. However, the list of players finalised by Cricket South Africa doesn’t include any Indian players.
Out of 541 players finalised, 300 are South Africans and 241 are overseas players. Legendary Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan and England seamer James Anderson headline the long list of international stars.
Shakib is undeniably Bangladesh’s greatest ever cricketer with the most T20 runs and wickets for the Asian nation. The allrounder, who boasts extensive Indian Premier League experience along with stints in various other T20 Leagues, is bidding to become the first Bangladeshi to feature in SA20.
Anderson, England’s highest-ever wicket-taker, leads a large contingent that also includes former England T20 World Cup winners Alex Hales and Moeen Ali. They are joined by SA20 Season 2 Player of the Final, Tom Abell and former championship winners Adam Rossington, Jordan Cox and Daniel Worrall.
The Season 4 Player Auction will have a brand-new segment with the introduction of two Under-23 player picks. This is a South African player aged 23 on the day the competition starts.
South Africa’s talent pool runs deep with SA20 Rising Stars Dewald Brevis, Kwena Maphaka and Andile Simelane all eligible for the Under-23 player pick.
A mega (US$7.37 million) is on the table to fill the 84 available slots, with up to 25 being slotted for overseas players. The auction will take place in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 9 September.
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