DTVHINDISA20 2025: Paarl Royals appointed Trevor Penney as head coach, Kumar Sangakkara expressed happiness
The appointment of Trevor Penny follows his success as head coach of the Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League. Trevor Penney (Photo Source: The SA20 2025 will be played from January 9 to February 8. Under the captaincy of David Miller, Paarl Royals made it to the playoffs in both the last seasons, but the team could not win the trophy. Paarl Royals is busy preparing for the upcoming season. Meanwhile, the franchise has appointed Trevor Penny as the new head coach. Penny’s appointment follows his success as head coach of the Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League. Under Penny’s guidance, the Barbados Royals finished runner-up in 2022, but the team failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2023. At the same time, again in the 2024 season, the team reached Qualifier-2. We can build on the successes of the last two seasons – Trevor Penny Trevor Penny expressed his excitement about becoming the head coach of Paarl Royals, saying, “I am honored to take up the role of Head Coach at Paarl Royals. The SA20 has become a major tournament on the global cricket calendar, and I am excited to work with such a talented team. Being a part of the Royals family with Rajasthan Royals and Barbados Royals has been a great journey, and I look forward to continuing that experience at Paarl. I am confident we can build on the successes of the last two seasons and make a strong bid for the title in 2025.” Kumar Sangakkara expressed happiness After Trevor Penny became the head coach, Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara said, We are very pleased to have Trevor join us as the Head Coach of Paarl Royals. He has a good track record with Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and Barbados Royals in the CPL, which shows how good a coach he is. We are confident that his experience, combined with the leadership of David Miller and a talented team, will help Paarl Royals advance into the SA20. Former Paarl Royals coach Shane Bond is now on a different mission Kumar Sangakkara informed that former Paarl Royals coach Shane Bond will now focus his attention on preparing for the IPL 2025 mega auction with Rajasthan Royals. The strategic change will allow Bond to spend more time in India over the next few months as the team’s bowling coach and work closely with recently appointed head coach Rahul Dravid and batting coach Vikram Rathor.
SA20 2025: Kumar Sangakkara reveals why Paarl Royals signed Dinesh Karthik and Joe Root?
SA20 2025: Kumar Sangakkara also revealed that while he has already worked with Root in the IPL, this will be the first time he will share the same dressing room with Dinesh Karthik. Kumar Sangakkara. (Photo source: Twitter/Rajasthan Royals) With Jos Buttler out of the SA20 2025 season, Paarl Royals needed an attacking batsman to replace him. For this, the team has selected former Indian wicketkeeper as an excellent player. Dinesh Karthik who will be one of their star foreign players ahead of the auction. Former Sri Lankan captain and currently Director of Cricket of Rajasthan Royals Kumar Sangakkara Talked about the importance of this selection of Karthik. He explained in detail why he feels Dinesh Karthik will prove to be vital for the team in the SA 20 League. Sangakkara has India Today Said in a statement to, “Dinesh Karthik is a fantastic finisher. He is very aggressive and capable in the last part of the innings. His finishing skills in T20 cricket are excellent. His experience will be important for the team. In place of Jos Buttler, we have divided the responsibilities between two different players, and I think this time our team is more balanced than last season.” Who is the other player who is worth the diamond for Paarl Royals in SA20? The second player whom Sangakkara talked about here is the England batsman. Joe Root Were. He also discussed in detail about the qualities of this former English captain. Sangakkara said, “Joe Root is not only an extremely experienced and capable player, but the way he contributes to the team and connects with other players is fantastic. I have watched him closely in the IPL and his experience will be of great benefit to the team.” The team is better balanced this year: Sangakkara Sangakkara also said that Paarl Royals This year is better balanced than the last two seasons. Apart from technical skills, he also emphasized on other aspects which help the team win at crucial times. He said, “It’s a matter of recognizing the important moments and getting them right. With the South African players and our captain David Miller, who has always performed brilliantly for the team, the key is for the players to apply their skills at the right time under pressure. Skill is one part, but when the tournament is at stake, mental strength and adaptability are also required. Last season we were not able to capitalize on those decisive moments, but I am confident that this time we have come better prepared.” Sangakkara also revealed that while he has already worked with Root in the IPL, this will be the first time he will share the same dressing room with Dinesh Karthik.
Rashid Khan returns in the upcoming season of SA20, will strengthen the bowling department of MI Cape Town again
Rashid Khan captained MI Cape Town in the first season of SA20 but the ace spinner couldn’t take part in the last season due to an injury. Rashid Khan. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) In the third season of SA20, Afghanistan’s best spinner Rashid Khan will be seen playing for MI Cape Town. Apart from Rashid Khan, his Afghanistan teammate Azmatullah Umarzai will also be seen playing for the same franchise. Let us tell you, both these players performed very well for Afghanistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 played in West Indies and USA and won the hearts of all the fans. Rashid Khan captained MI Cape Town in the first season of SA20 but the best spinner was unable to participate in the last season due to injury. Rashid Khan has taken 9 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 30. Talking about Azmatullah Umarzai, his performance has always been very good in international cricket. Not only this, this experienced all-rounder has also left his mark in franchise league cricket. Let us tell you, Azmatullah Umarzai has so far participated in the Indian Premier League, Pakistan Super League, Lanka Premier League, Caribbean Premier League and Global T20 Canada. Recently, in the Global T20 Canada tournament, Azmatullah Umarzai took 11 wickets while playing for Montreal Tigers. He was the highest wicket-taker from his team. Not only this, MI Cape Town has retained Sri Lanka’s powerful fast bowler Nuwan Thusara. Nuwan Thusara has taken 8 wickets in five matches in this tournament at an average of 19.25. South Africa’s Chris Benjamin has also been retained by MI Cape Town. Mujeeb Ur Rahman will be seen playing for Paarl Royals in the upcoming season of SA20 Afghanistan’s Mujeeb Ur Rahman will be seen playing for Paarl Royals in the upcoming season of this important tournament. Mujeeb Ur Rahman is also a very experienced spinner and he can be seen putting pressure on the opposing team’s batsmen in the SA20 tournament. This is the real status of Pakistan..! Match tickets are being sold for peanuts This player has won the most “Player of the Series” awards The coach had caught hold of Sehwag’s collar, Veeru got furious and then… Anjali’s mother considered Sachin Tendulkar a ‘PLAYBOY’ and then… Top 5 batsmen who scored the most runs for India since 2020 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024?
SA20 2025: After Dinesh Karthik and Joe Root, Paarl Royals included these two strong players in the team
Paarl Royals have signed English all-rounder Jacob Bethell and batsman Sam Hain as overseas players for the upcoming third season. Paarl Royals (Photo Source: Getty Images) SA2025: Paarl Royals has started preparations for the upcoming third season of the league. The franchise has already included veteran players like Joe Root and Dinesh Karthik in the team. Paarl Royals has now signed English all-rounder Jacob Bethell and batsman Sam Hain as foreign players. Both are top-class players- Kumar Sangakkara Paarl Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara expressed his happiness over the joining of Jacob Bethell and Sam Hain with the team and said, Jacob Bethell and Sam Hein are both top-class players, as their recent performances show. Jacob’s explosive style and game awareness are things that will prove extremely useful. We play in the SA20, both at home in Paarl and away in similar conditions. Meanwhile, Sam’s ability to make an instant impact with the bat has really come to the fore recently, and we are all very excited to see what he does. We are looking forward to both of them joining the Royals for Season 3. Take a look at Jacob Bethel’s performance- Jacob Bethel was born in Barbados, he received a sports scholarship at Rugby School in Warwickshire at the age of 13. Bethel was part of the England team that reached the final of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup as an opening batsman. Jacob has shown excellent performance for his team with the ball and bat in all three formats. He has scored 676 runs in 38 T20 matches so far at a strike rate of 140. In the T20 Blast this year, the young player has scored 356 runs at a strike rate of 155.45, and has also taken 6 wickets at an economy of 6.78. Also, playing for Birmingham Phoenix in the ongoing Hundred 2024, Jacob has scored 111 runs in 3 matches, he is currently the second highest run scorer in the tournament. Take a look at Sam Hein’s performance- Sam Hain came into the limelight with his impressive performance in the year 2022, scoring over a thousand runs to keep Warwickshire in the top division. He has been a standout performer in the domestic circuit in all three formats – first-class cricket, List-A and T20. Sam Hein is known for his ability to play risky shots, rotate the strike and play spin well. Hein has played in many T20 leagues around the world so far. Hein has scored 4500 runs in 155 T20 matches at a strike rate of 133.95.
The list of Indian players playing in foreign cricket leagues is very long
RCB wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has joined SA20, his decision came after retiring from IPL as a player. Suresh Raina (Image Source: Twitter) Indian players who are playing in overseas leagues: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made it clear to the cricketers of the country that if they want to participate in foreign T20 leagues, they will not be allowed to do so. According to BCCI rules, any Indian player who is under contract cannot be a part of any other league, whether it is for the position of a player or mentor. Players will have to retire completely to play in another league, which means that the player will have to retire from domestic cricket along with international cricket, i.e., he will have to give up playing in the IPL. But no young player will do this by putting his career at risk. However, some players have found a solution to this. Players are retiring from cricket and then going to play in foreign competitions. Recently, RCB wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has joined SA20. His decision came after retiring as a player from IPL. There are some other players like him who are playing in foreign leagues. In this article, we will talk about those players. 1. Dinesh Karthik- SA20 Dinesh Karthik (Photo Source: X/Twitter) 39-year-old Dinesh Karthik retired from all forms of cricket in June this year after playing in the IPL for a long time. Now he is not barred from playing in any league. In such a situation, he has decided to participate in the SA20 to be played in 2025. 2. Ambati Rayudu – CPL and ILT20 Ambati Raydu (Photo Source: Twitter) Rayudu announced his retirement from cricket after lifting the IPL trophy in 2023 with Chennai Super Kings. Everyone thought that Rayudu is now old and he would like to rest. But after retirement, he joined the Caribbean Premier League and International League T20. 3. Robin Uthappa and Yusuf Pathan – ILT20 Robin Uthappa of CSK. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Even as an active player, Robin Uthappa wanted to play in foreign T20 leagues. That’s why he decided to retire early. Currently, he plays in the International League T20 with former cricketer Yusuf Pathan. 4. Praveen Tambe – CPL Pravin Tambe. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Pravin Tambe never played for India, but his performances for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL caught the attention of the whole world. He now plays in the Caribbean Premier League and the Abu Dhabi T10 League. 5. Yuvraj Singh – GT20 Yuvraj Singh (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Yuvraj Singh retired from international cricket during the 2019 World Cup. He then signed a big deal with the Toronto Nationals team of Global T20 Canada in the year 2022. 6. Suresh Raina – Abu Dhabi T10 Suresh Raina (Image Source: Twitter) When he stopped getting chances in IPL, Suresh Raina announced his retirement and decided to play in the Abu Dhabi T20 League in 2022.
Dinesh Karthik created history, became the first Indian player to be a part of SA20
Karthik will be seen playing for Paarl Royals Dinesh Karthik. (Image Source: IPL-BCCI) Former wicketkeeper batsman of the Indian cricket team Dinesh Karthik has created history. Let us tell you that now he has become the first Indian player to participate in South Africa’s premier T20 tournament SA20. It is worth noting that today on 6th August, Paarl Royals has made public the information about including Karthik in the team. So now he will be seen playing for Paarl Royals in the third season of the tournament. Also, for your information, let us tell you that after IPL 2024, he retired from all formats of the game. After this, he will be seen working as a batting coach with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the upcoming season of IPL. But he has signed a contract with the Paarl Royals franchise ahead of the upcoming season of SA20. It will be interesting to see how DK will perform with the bat and behind the wicket in the upcoming season of the tournament? A look at Dinesh Karthik’s cricket career Dinesh Karthik, who made his debut for Indian cricket in 2004, has played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20 matches for Team India till 2022 in a cricket career spanning nearly 19 years. During this period, Karthik has scored 1025 Tests, 1752 ODIs and 686 T20 runs. Apart from this, Karthik has scored a total of 4842 runs in 257 IPL matches at an average of 26.32 and a strike rate of 135.36. On the other hand, along with his cricket career, Karthik also started trying his hand at cricket commentary. He has been seen doing commentary during Australia vs England Ashes 2023 and many Test series of India abroad. So now he will be seen playing for Paarl Royals in the upcoming season of SA20, which is definitely a good step towards making the tournament big.
SA20 2025: Jos Buttler gives a big blow to Paarl Royals, withdraws from the tournament – know why?
Jos Buttler gets $500,000 for playing in SA20, that is Rs 4 crore 20 lakh according to Indian currency. Jos Buttler (Image Credit- Twitter X) Paarl Royals opener Jos Buttler has pulled out of the upcoming edition of the SA20 due to international commitments. He called it a “shame” and expressed his gratitude to Royals fans in a message on social media on Tuesday, August 6. The T20 tournament will run from January 9 to February 8, 2025, and England are scheduled to tour India for five T20Is and three ODIs from January 22 to February 12. Buttler is expected to continue as white-ball captain until the 2025 Champions Trophy, making it unlikely for him to leave the team and play in the league matches. Butler said after his name was withdrawn on Royals’ ex account “This message is for the fans of Paarl Royals. I am disappointed that I will not be able to play in SA20 2025. My full focus will be there due to some international matches of England. It is a shame that I will not be able to return to the tournament. I love the tournament very much. I love Paarl Royals and especially the fans of Paarl Royals. I wish you all the best for the competition and hope to be able to come back in the future.” Thank you for everything, Jos the Boss. We’ll miss the scoops, we’ll miss you! pic.twitter.com/OTYR4cfWw2 — Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) August 6, 2024 Buttler has been one of the best players in SA20, leading the run charts in 2023 with 408 runs at an average of 40.80. His association with the Royals franchise is very deep as he also plays a vital role for Rajasthan Royals during the IPL. This Indian player will play in place of Jos Butler According to ESPNcricinfo report, India’s Dinesh Karthik will join the franchise as a foreign player in SA20 2025. Karthik retired from international and IPL after Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated in the playoffs of IPL 2024. But he is making a comeback from this league tournament. Jos Buttler gets $500,000 for playing in SA20, i.e. 4 crore 20 lakhs according to Indian currency.
SA20 2025: Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be seen playing for Pretoria Capitals in the upcoming season
This will be the first time Gurbaz will be seen playing in the SA20 League Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Image Credit- Twitter) Afghanistan’s explosive opening batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be seen playing in the upcoming season of SA20. Let us tell you that the 22-year-old wicketkeeper has been associated with Pretoria Capitals. So with this Pretoria Capitals team, Gurbaz will be seen playing under the head coaching of former Afghanistan cricket team coach Jonathan Trott, who has recently become the new head coach of Pretoria Capitals. Trott will replace the team’s former coach Graham Ford, who left this post last month. Trott has previously coached the Afghanistan cricket team for a long time. Under Trott’s coaching, the Afghan team reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024. Also, let us tell you that the 22-year-old wicketkeeper batsman is a well-known name in T20 cricket at this time. Currently, Gurbaz is playing in the Global Canada T20 League. Apart from this, Gurbaz has played in the International League T20 for the Capitals franchise in the past. Here he scored a total of 146 runs in 8 matches played for Dubai Capitals at an average of 18.25 and a strike rate of 155.31. However, now Gurbaj would like to make his first SA20 season memorable by performing brilliantly. Also, after adding Gurbaj to their team, Pretoria Capitals have also shared a video of him on their official X account. Watch this video of Rehmanullah Gurbaz Can’t wait to see our Afghan star in action at Centurion 🙌 Welcome, Gurbaz! 💙#RoarSaamMore , @RGurbaz_21 pic.twitter.com/DeuNTlNvnd — Pretoria Capitals (@PretoriaCapsSA) August 4, 2024 On the other hand, let us tell you that Gurbaz was the highest run-scorer in the T20 World Cup 2024. Gurbaz scored a total of 281 runs in 8 matches played in the multination tournament at an average of 35.12 and a strike rate of 124.33. Apart from this, if we give you information about Gurbaz’s T20 career, then in the 63 T20 matches played for the Afghan team, he has scored a total of 1657 runs at an average of 26.3 and a strike rate of 135.49.
SA20 appoints Dinesh Karthik as their league ambassador ahead of third season
Dinesh Karthik himself is very happy that he has been appointed the league ambassador of this important tournament. Dinesh Karthik (Pic Source-Twitter) South Africa’s best tournament SA20 has appointed India’s legendary wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik as its league ambassador ahead of the upcoming season. Let us tell you, Dinesh Karthik’s performance has always been very good in international cricket and he has performed very well for the Indian team. Not only this, Dinesh Karthik was also a part of the Indian team that won the ICC T20 World Cup 2007. Dinesh Karthik himself is very happy that he has been appointed as the league ambassador of this important tournament. He said that in the first two editions of this league, the world’s best players performed very well and young talented players also left their mark. Dinesh Karthik said, ‘I am very happy that I am joining Betway SA20 as an ambassador. Its first two seasons were very good and the best players in the world performed well in it. Not only this, the performance of the young players was also excellent. I feel very honored that I am associated with the SA20 League. I am hopeful that many great matches will be seen in the upcoming edition of this important tournament.’ Dinesh Karthik’s performance in the Indian Premier League has always been tremendous Let us tell you, Dinesh Karthik has participated for a total of 6 teams in his 16-year long Indian Premier League career. In this period, Dinesh Karthik has scored 4842 runs at an average of 26.32 and a strike rate of 135.66. Not only this, the experienced player has taken 145 catches behind the stumps while also making 37 stumpings. Dinesh Karthik has a lot of experience in cricket and he has also been praised by the commissioner of this important tournament, Graeme Smith. Graeme Smith said, ‘We are very happy that Dinesh Karthik has been included in this tournament as an ambassador. The third season of SA20 will be even better than the first two. The craze for cricket has always been very high in India and we would like that this time too they get to enjoy the matches here. Dinesh Karthik will also make an important contribution to us in this.’ 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
SA20 2025: Paarl Royals retained these 10 players including Miller-Ngidi for the third season
Paarl Royals have retained big players like captain David Miller, fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, all-rounder Bjorn Fortuin and Andile Phehlukwayo ahead of the auction. Paarl Royals (Photo Source: Getty Images) The deadline to submit the list of retained South African players for the third season of SA20 was Wednesday (31 July). Paarl Royals has released the list of 10 capped and uncapped South African retained players today on Thursday (1 August). Paarl Royals has retained big players like captain David Miller, fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, all-rounder Bjorn Fortuin and Andile Phehlukwayo before the auction. Mitchell van Buuren, fast bowler Kodi Yusuf as well as Keith Dudgeon and leggie Nkaba have also been retained. Uncapped players Kwena Mphaka and Luandre Pretorius, who performed well in the ICC Under-19 World Cup, have also been retained by the franchise. List of retained players of Paarl Royals for the third season of SA20- 1. David Miller 2. Lungi Engidi 3. Björn Fortuyn 4. Andile Phehlukwayo 5. Michelle Van Buren 6. Cody Youssef 7. Keith Dudgeon 8. Nakaba Peter 9. Kwena Mafaka 10. Luan-Dre Pretorius Paarl Royals traded and released these players for the third season of SA20- Paarl Royals have traded Tabrez Shamsi from Joburg Super Kings and added all-rounder Dayan Galim to the team. The franchise has released Dane Vilas, Evan Jones, Vihaan Lubbe and Ferisco Adams. Traded- OUT – Tabraiz Shamsi (to Joburg Super Kings) In – Dayan Ghalim (from Joburg Super Kings) Release- 1. Dane Vilas 2. Evan Jones 3. Vihaan Lubbe 4. Ferisco Adams Kumar Sangakkara said a big thing- Speaking after releasing the list of retained players for the upcoming season of the league, Paarl Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara said, We are pleased to go into the upcoming auction with a very strong group of capped and uncapped South African players. After the disappointment of last season where we faltered in the latter stages of the tournament, it was important to revisit the squad and make some changes. We believe this core has various attributes and will serve as a solid foundation, which will be complemented by the players we sign at the auction.
