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2d ago

SA20 Auction Set for Sept. 9 as Ganguly Takes Pretoria Helm, No Indian Players on Final List

SA20 attributes the absence of Indian names to franchise shortlists under BCCI eligibility rules.

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Lord's is where the deal was sealed between Sourav Ganguly, right and Graeme Smith
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Overview

  • League commissioner Graeme Smith said 800–900 registrations were sent to teams, which returned shortlists that formed the 500-plus player auction pool.
  • Roughly 13–14 Indians registered for Season 4, but none were included in the final auction list after the franchise-driven shortlisting process.
  • BCCI policy permits only fully retired Indian cricketers with a Board NOC to play overseas, a framework that previously enabled Dinesh Karthik’s SA20 debut.
  • The Sept. 9 auction in Johannesburg features 241 overseas players vying for 25 slots and 308 South Africans competing for 59 places.
  • Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been confirmed as Pretoria Capitals head coach, with Shaun Pollock as bowling coach, as SA20 enters a reset with a reported R41 million team salary cap.