In addition to Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Sam Curran, and Liam Livingstone, the players include more notable names.
On Thursday, the brand new team in the Mumbai Indians family, MI Cape Town, which will take part in the inaugural edition of Cricket South Africa’s T20 League, announced the signing of five players in advance of the start of the season. MI Cape Town is owned by Reliance Industries, and it is a part of the Mumbai Indians family.
“The players will become a part of the #OneFamily team and will don the recognisable blue and gold colours that have become synonymous with the MIfranchise in the eyes of the fans.” According to an official statement, the team for “MI Cape Town” has “3 international players, 1 South African player who has been capped, and 1 South African player who has not yet been capped.”
In addition to Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Sam Curran, and Liam Livingstone, the players include more notable names.
“The players who have been identified have maintained a high level of performance over the course of their careers, while the uncapped Dewald Brevis enjoyed a breakout season with Mumbai Indians in 2022. According to the regulations that have been established for the Twenty20 competition, the players have been signed in advance of the auctions,” the announcement noted further.
“As we begin our journey in developing “MI Cape Town,” I couldn’t be more thrilled. We have taken the first step toward building the MI ideology, which involves having a solid core around which the club will be constructed. This stage was accomplished through our direct player signings. I am thrilled to have Dewald continue with us on this new adventure, and I would want to extend a warm welcome to Rashid, Kagiso, Liam, and Sam as they join the #OneFamily. “We are certain that MI Cape Town, like the two other teams, will play the brand of cricket MI is synonymous with — playing fearless cricket, and the same will resonate with the passionate cricket fans of South Africa and across the world,” Akash Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio, was quoted as saying. “We are certain that MI Cape Town, like the two other teams, will play the brand of cricket MI is synonymous with — playing fearless cricket.”
