Cape Town Knight Riders
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| League | T20 Global League |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain |
 JP Duminy
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| Coach |
Jacques Kallis
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| Owner |
Shahrukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment) Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta (Mehta Group) |
| Team information | |
| City |
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Colours |  |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Home ground | Newlands Cricket Ground |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
Cape Town Knight Riders is a professional franchise Twenty20 cricket team of the T20 Global League in South Africa, which represents the city of Cape Town. The team is owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and actress Juhi Chawla. CTKR is the third team of Shah Rukh Khan, he also owns Kolkata Knight Riders and Trinbago Knight Riders in Indian Premier League and Caribbean Premier League respectively. The marquee player of CTKR is JP Duminy.
The cricket scene in South Africa is set to undergo a massive transformation, as Cricket South Africa unveiled its plan to host the T20 Global League in the country. The format is similar to other major T20 events across the world such as the Indian Premier League, Big Bash League and the Caribbean Premier League. Eight franchises will represent eight cities in the country, owned by some of the big names in the sports industry.
One of these eight cities is Cape Town, which will be participating in the T20 Global League. Shah Rukh Khan, the owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders (who have won the Indian Premier League twice) and the Trinbago knight riders (who have won the Caribbean Premier League twice), will now hope for a similar success from his new investment in the Cape Town franchise. The performance of his side in the IPL has been quite impressive, and that has been possible owing to a well balanced squad.
Former South African great, all-rounder and Kolkata Knight Riders coach Jacques Kallis will be the Cape Town sides's coach for the first season.
The following players were named in the squad for the 2017 tournament:
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
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