Jason Roy’s stint in the SA20 has worked wonders and his and others’ star power may help South African cricket rebuild
The new SA20 league, which has been paused for a week while this series takes place, is the remedy to all CSA’s problems, it is hoped. All six teams in the tournament were sold to IPL franchises generating millions of dollars and the domestic game is being restructured around their needs.
An upside for England was the return to form on Friday of opener Jason Roy after a year in the doldrums, his exhilarating 79-ball century being partly attributed to his involvement in the SA20 where he has been opening the batting with his national captain, Jos Buttler. “The franchise at Paarl Royals has done a huge amount for me, they’ve put their arm around me and made me feel really welcome and I’ve been really enjoying my cricket again,” Roy said on Friday.
In the absence of honesty and meaningful leadership from CSA the SA Cricketers Association took a road-trip around the country during which they laid out the bare truth to their professional players: they could all be out of a job within a year or two. “We told them the cold, hard truth and they appreciated hearing it,” said Andrew Breetzke, SACA’s chief executive. “It is still going to take time for the financial situation to stabilise, but at least there is light at the end of the tunnel now.
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