Shah Rukh acquires Cape Town franchisee in T20 Global League

Bloemfontein - David Miller

Port Elizabeth - Imran Tahir

Pretoria - Ab de Villiers

Johannesburg - Kagiso Rabada

Stellenbosch - Faf du Plessis

Benoni - Quinton de Kock

Here is a list of teams and marquee players (Phot: AFP)

Apart from Shah Rukh Khan, IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils owners GMR group has occupied Johannesburg based team.

Young South African pacer Kagiso Rabada will be the marquee player of Johannesburg

The player draft is scheduled for August 19 with almost 400 players from 10 countries confirming their interest.

Cape Town - JP Duminy

Durban - Hashim Amla

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, who also owns IPL team Kolkata Knight Rider has named owner of the Cape Town franchise of Cricket South Africa’s upcoming T20 league. (Photo: AFP)

“South Africa is a beautiful country with beautiful people and I really look forward to be part of the exciting new journey and building something special together. We are particularly thrilled to make Cape Town and Newlands our new home away from home,

The tournament, which will feature eight teams, will be played in November-December.

South African batsman J P Duminy has been allotted as the marquee player for the Cape Town Knight Riders.

The new franchise will be called Cape Town Knight Riders.