De Villiers headlines a star-studded commentary team, including England internationals Kevin Pietersen and Darren Gough. Further international flavors include the reputed Pakistani television host Zainab Abbas teaming up with Kass Naidoo, Urooj Mumtaz, Pommie Mbangwa, Mike Haysman, and Darren Sammy. The former batter will also reunite with his Proteas teammates for commentary, namely, Mark Boucher, Ashwell Prince, Shaun Pollock, Herschelle Gibbs, Chris Morris and Vernon Philander.
Known as Mr. 360, De Villiers said, as quoted by SA Cricket Mag:
Six teams, namely the Durban Super Giants, Johannesburg Super Kings, Mumbai Indians Cape Town, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, and SunRisers Eastern Cape, will participate in the inaugural season of the competition. The Paarl Royals and Mumbai Indians Cape Town will lock horns in the tournament’s first game on January 10.
“I think the SA20 comes at a really good time for South African cricket” - AB de Villiers
Earlier, De Villiers said SA20 has come at an excellent time and expects it to make an impact for South Africa like the IPL has done for Indian cricket. He said:
The Pretoria-born lad called time on his international career in May 2018 and retired from all forms of cricket in November 2021. He had a storied IPL career, playing for the likes of the Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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