Cricket South Africa unveils plans for new Twenty20 'Global League'
Saturday 4 February 2017 11:08, UK
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced plans for a new franchise-based Twenty20 competition called the #T20 Global League.
CSA made the announcement after this week's International Cricket Council (ICC) meetings in Dubai, where talks were also held over possible changes to Test match and one-day international schedules.
The CSA plan calls for eight new teams to be created and the governing body has already opened the bidding process by issuing a worldwide tender late on Friday.
Potential franchise owners have until March 3 to express their interest and the league is expected to get underway in the final quarter of 2017.
CSA president Chris Nenzani said: "Our vision is to drive the creation of a new #T20 destination league in South Africa.
"It 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.
"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 benefiting from our new #T20 Global League."
