Rashid Khan MI Cape Town
Rashid Khan MI Cape Town. Image Credits: Twitter

The inaugural edition of Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) new Twenty20 League (SA20) kicks off on Tuesday, January 10 with the MI Cape Town taking on Paarl Royals at the iconic Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. Former India cricketer Akash Chopra reckons MI Cape Town has the best combination of four overseas in T20 franchise cricket.

Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan was announced as the captain of the MI Cape Town. World-class T20 players such as Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, and Rashid Khan are likely to be their first-choice four overseas picks.

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Rashid Khan and David Miller
Rashid Khan and David Miller (Image Credits: Twitter)

Their Choice Of Four Foreigners Is Pretty Easy – Aakash Chopra

In a video on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra opined that MI Cape Town have a balanced team with four world-class overseas players.

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Aakash Chopra (Image Credits: Twitter)
Aakash Chopra (Image Credits: Twitter)

“Their choice of four foreigners is pretty easy. Play Liam Livingstone in the batting department, then the likes of Rashid Khan and Sam Curran and then Jofra Archer in the bowling. You won’t get a better combination of four foreigners anywhere,” Aakash Chopra said.

This Is The Team To Beat – Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra said that Me Cape Town is the team to beat in the tournament, and they have all their bases covered with stars like Kagiso Rabada and Dewald Brevis, along with foreign players.

“MI Cape Town are the best team in the competition. The availability of Liam Livingstone is still unclear, but they have other match-winners like Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Sam Curran and Jofra Archer. This is the team to beat.”

MI Cape Town Squad

Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter, Grant Roelofsen, Wesley Marshall, Olly Stone, Waqar Salamkheil, Ziyaad Abharams, Odean Smith, Jofra Archer.

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