Mzansi Super League 2018: AB de Villiers confirms his participation in the tournament

Just over a month from now, South Africa’s own cricketing carnival is set to treat the cricket fans all around the world. The Mzansi Super League 2018 will be the inaugural edition of the tournament and will be played till December 16. One of the biggest names in world cricket, AB de Villiers is all set to feature in the tournament.

CSA confirmed the same when they unveiled the names of the six franchises at an event in Johannesburg. De Villiers will be one of the Proteas marquee players in the tournament and will be representing Tshwane Spartans. He will be joined by the likes of Hashim Amla (Durban Heat), Faf du Plessis (Paarl Rocks), Kagiso Rabada (Jozi Stars), JP Duminy (Cape Town Blitz) and Imran Tahir (Nelson Mandela Bay Giants) who are the other marquee cricketers.

AB de Villiers will be joined by many other big names

Apart from ABD, some of the T20 global stars are all set to take part in the league. Windies cricketers Chris Gayle and DJ Bravo will be taking part in the event. Also, the English trio of Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy and Dawid Malan are all gearing up for the league. Afghan sensation, Rashid Khan is going to be another major attraction in the tournament.

The players’ draft is scheduled to take place on Wednesday. The league will commence on November 16 and most of the Proteas cricketers are expected to be present for a majority of the tournament.

“It was a thorough and well-audited process that led to the six winning bids from our Members, as well as the collective contribution from all stakeholders involved that led to the final names and logos which we also had to make sure, met our objectives for this event,” said Cricket South Africa CEO, Thabang Moroe during the event on Monday.

He added that they received applications from over 200 cricketers from all over the world. He also spoke about the different challenges and about the availability of the players.

“We have received applications from over 200 top international players who expressed interest in playing in this inaugural tournament and will have their names in the hat ahead of the Player Draft process for this Wednesday. There were expected challenges in the process, of course, with some players available for a particular period because of other cricket commitment clashes elsewhere, including our Proteas, who also have to fulfil our tour to Australia for a One-Day International series,” he concluded.

The best of the best of South African talent is on board for the #MSLT20 with Kagiso Rabada, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Hashim Amla and JP Duminy confirmed as the Proteas marquee players pic.twitter.com/dG5rQ2thgD

— Mzansi Super League (@MSL_T20) October 15, 2018

The first #MSLT20 international marquee player is top ranked T20 bowler, Rashid Khan of Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/W6IkN531WQ

— Mzansi Super League (@MSL_T20) October 15, 2018

All-rounder and entertainer, Dwayne ‘DJ’ Bravo will bring his flair to the #MSLT20 come November! pic.twitter.com/ufIUTEJWrU

— Mzansi Super League (@MSL_T20) October 15, 2018

A regular in the world’s biggest T20 leagues, English star batsman Jason Roy will be looking to show is fire power in the #MSLT20 pic.twitter.com/npbZ22VQMx

— Mzansi Super League (@MSL_T20) October 15, 2018

England’s T20 captain, Eoin Morgan has scored the most runs for his country in T20 cricket. He’ll be looking to keep up this stellar record in the #MSLT20 pic.twitter.com/veULb9ew2Z

— Mzansi Super League (@MSL_T20) October 15, 2018

T20 living legend Chris Gayle is in. Which #MSLT20 team do you think will scoop the master blaster? pic.twitter.com/dR75PTxLxQ

— Mzansi Super League (@MSL_T20) October 15, 2018

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