Highlights
- Simon Katich and Hashim Amla roped in by MI Cape Town in the coaching staff.
- James Pammet and Robin Peterson also included.
- SA20 League auction will be held on September 19.
SA20: Days before the first-ever auction of the SA20 League had to begin, MI Cape Town announced the lineup of the coaching staff. Former Australian cricketer Simon Katich has been named as the head coach of MI Cape Town, while former Proteas player Hashim Amla has been given the role of batting coach. Along with these players, former New Zealand batter James Pamment and former South African player Robin Peterson have also joined the coaching staff. James Pammet will be the fielding coach of the team while Robin Peterson will be the team General Manager.
In a statement released by MI Cape Town, Akash Ambani welcomed the support staff members. "I’m pleased to welcome Simon and Hashim to the MI Cape Town coaching team. Together with James and Robin, we’ll be a team that will grow the MI brand of cricket in South Africa and bring to this cricket-loving country the values and ethos MI stands for," Ambani said.
Both the veteran cricketers also expressed their views on being handed the opportunity. "It is an absolute honour to be offered the position of head coach for MI Cape Town. It is always great to put together a new team, hone skills and build a team culture. I look ahead to ensuring that MI Cape Town builds into a team that leverages the local talent and has MI core values at its heart," Katich said.
Meanwhile, Hashim Amla said, “I’m thrilled to take up this role with MI Cape town. Big thanks to MI owners, management and my manager for facilitating this so smoothly. From everything they have planned it seems like it’s going to be a wonderful platform that will attract our local talent. Bringing my experience as a player and mentor I am excited to help MI Cape Town players bring the best out of themselves and also make SA cricket stronger."
This development comes after the MI team owners elevated Mahela Jayawardene and Zaheer Khan to global roles on Wednesday. Jayawardene, who was earlier the head coach of IPL franchise Mumbai Indians has been given the role of Global head of performance, while Khan has been elevated to Global head of cricket development. They will look after all three teams of MI- Mumbai Indians in IPL, MI Cape Town in SA20 and MI Emirates in ILT20.
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Notably, the auction of teams for the SA20 is scheduled to be held on the 19th of September 2022. MI Cape Town has already signed five players ahead of the inaugural edition. Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone are the players on board in the MI Cape Town team.
