Although all these series are not as profitable as IPL, they are profitable to some extent.
South African Premier League:
South Africa has also decided to host the T20 Premier League series. Accordingly, the IPL invited companies to buy their national teams.
MumbaiCSK:
In this case, IPL teams have bought all the 6 teams. Cape Town is expected to be won by Mumbai Indians and Johannesburg by Chennai Super Kings.
Other Teams:
Also, it has been reported that Durban team will be bought by Lucknow Supergiants, Pretoria team by Delhi Capitals, Port Elizabeth team by Sunrisers and Paul team by Rajasthan Royals.
Opportunity for Indian Players:
As IPL teams have bought all the teams of the South African T20 league series, it is almost like the Indian series. Thus, Indian players are more likely to participate in it.
Chopra Interview:
Speaking about this, former Indian team player Akash Chopra said, “The Indian owners have bought all the 6 teams for the South African T20 league series. Thus, Indian players are likely to participate more in this. In particular, players like Suresh Raina, who have not played in other competitions apart from the IPL, can participate in this series. As he is a star player, teams are even likely to hire him as captain. I hope Raina will take advantage of this streak to return to the IPL.”
According to BCCI rules, a player who has played for the Indian team in overseas series cannot participate in domestic series and T20 league series in India again. This is why Indian players are not participating in foreign league series. In this case, as the Indian owners have bought the South African T20 League teams, due to that, for the first time, Indian players have got the opportunity to participate in the T20 league series with BCCI permission.
It is noteworthy that the South African Premier League series will start in January.