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'Bangalore got nothing here' - Twitter trolls Bangalore as six Indian T20 League teams bag different sides in South Africa T20 League

Indian T20 League teams' owners from franchises such as Chennai, Mumbai, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, and Delhi managed to bag the teams

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Indian T20 League teams' owners from franchises such as Chennai, Mumbai, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, and Delhi have reportedly managed to bag the sides in the new South Africa T20 League. Cricket South Africa introduced the bidding for the teams and all these franchises came up with trump. They will now own teams of the different parts of the rainbow in the league starting in early 2023.

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According to a report by Cricbuzz, P Sanjeev Goenka group, the owner of the Lucknow team, bagged the Durban team while the Rajasthan owners brought the Paarl team. Jindal South West Sports, which is the co-owner of Delhi, brought the Pretoria team. The Chennai owners brought the Johannesburg franchise. On the other hand, Mumbai, owned by Reliance Industries, brought the Cape Town franchise.

Last but not the least, Sun TV Group, which owns the Hyderabad team, bought the Port Elizabeth franchise. Notably, the formal announcement is yet to be made on the names of the teams and owners of the team as reported by ESPNcricinfo. Meanwhile, Graeme Smith, the director of South Africa cricket, will be the head of the new T20 League.

"I'm extremely honoured to be entrusted with leading this exciting new venture," Smith said. "I'm deeply committed to South African cricket and happy to serve the game as best I can. I'm excited by the opportunity to deliver the new league, which I believe will be an extremely competitive product, one that can bring the much-needed investment into the game and provide new opportunities for players around the world and more importantly to our SA home grown talent.
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"The response from stakeholders has been very positive thus far and we've made great progress in the initial stages. We're determined to deliver a valuable, sustainable and appealing tournament for South African cricket."
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Meanwhile, the fans have found a way to tease the Bangalore franchise and its fans. As they haven't bought a team in the league, the fans are trolling the three-time finalists.

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