All the six franchises in the soon-to-be-launched T20 league in South Africa have been acquired by owners or co-owners of the Indian Premier League. The development may lead to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) soon agreeing for limited participation of Indian cricketers in overseas franchise-based leagues.
Reliance Industries Ltd., owners of Mumbai Indians, has been awarded the Cape Town franchise while Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd., Chennai Super Kings’ parent company, has acquired the Johannesburg franchise. The other owners are Lucknow Super Giants’ RPSG Sports PVt. Ltd. (Durban), Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Sun TV Network (Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth) Rajasthan Royals’ Royals Sports Group (Paarl) and Delhi Capitals’ co-owners JSW Sports (Pretoria).