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00:00Tell us, what will be the new in this T20, what will be gone out, what will be new things
00:15in this T20, this year?
00:17Yeah, look, I think a lot of it's about doing everything well, again, you know, our fan
00:22experience in stadium, we've invested a lot of money in that, so the entertainment, you
00:27know, the stuff for kids, adults, everything, I think it could be a great event in the stands,
00:33but you know, the new thing is the crickets, I think we've got some quality players coming
00:36this year, the best of South African players, I think all the teams are looking very strong,
00:40I was looking at them the other day and I was thinking there's so many great, you know,
00:44matchups coming our way, I'm hoping for a really exciting rookie, youngster to come
00:49through and put in a big performance somewhere, but yeah, just excited and looking forward.
00:53Talking about Manny Bickleff, Dinesh Karthikeyan will be a part of this league, how will this
00:58look for the league and how much will the other players be excited to have DK on the
01:03board?
01:04Yeah, look, DK has had an incredible career, I think he's lost a couple of IPLs, he was
01:10brilliant, I'm looking forward to seeing how he plays and how he goes, he's a character,
01:15he's a unique styled player, you know, the way that Wicket plays and Paul, he could be
01:20an asset for them there as well and obviously comes with a lot of experience, so, you know,
01:24it's great for us to have our first Indian superstar come into SA20 and I'm looking forward
01:29to seeing how he goes.
01:30Do you expect many more Indian stars will be joining this league this year or next upcoming
01:35years, because SA20 is doing so good, if I'm talking about after IPL?
01:40Yeah, look, I mean, I think we're very fortunate that we have a good relationship with the
01:43IPL and the BCCI, you know, we work closely together, they've been really supportive in
01:48how they've backed us and, yeah, I'm excited, I mean, the opportunity to be able to, you
01:54know, have Indian talent, I mean, South African fans, I mean, India, yeah, you know, they
01:58love them, the ability, the skills, the characters, you know, it will be a real asset, but, you
02:04know, we'll work with the BCCI when the time's right, we'll work with them.
02:08Tally-ups of the matches in India are almost same to the IPL, so for Indian guys, you did
02:14that, that Indian viewers also enjoy the SA20?
02:19Yeah, look, I mean, in the first two years, we've seen really good viewership numbers
02:23back in India, I think, you know, Indian fans have always had a great relationship with
02:27South African cricket right back since readmission back into sports, you remember, you know,
02:31the first South African team coming to India, those crowds, and then, you know, even in
02:35the first time, you know, they just really fall in love with South African cricket, and,
02:38you know, hopefully they'll enjoy what they see, you know, it's summer, it's colourful,
02:42there's some great cricket on show, and hopefully we can, you know, keep them entertained for
02:46the next four or five weeks.
02:47You're talking about the South African national team, they are reaching WTC final this time,
02:51what's that, how are you excited about this thing?
02:54Listen, I think it's fantastic, I mean, if you think about the last sort of year and
02:57a half, South African cricket's been in the women's final of an ICC event, you know, semi-final
03:02and a final of the men's ICC events, and now World Test Championship final, so it's
03:07been a great period for South African cricket, it's good to see that we've got some really
03:11strong talent coming through, becoming more consistent, and we've got a chance to put
03:14our hands in the trophy, so I think the next sort of six months, starting with SA20, then
03:19Champs trophy, then World Test Championship, is a big opportunity for South African cricket.
03:24But, you know, talking about England, they are saying that the table is so confusing,
03:29how South African can reach without playing Australia and England?
03:34You know, we can get into all this complication, they obviously play each other a lot, it makes
03:39it difficult for everyone else, but, you know, South Africa has won seven tests in a row
03:43in very tough conditions, they deserve to be there, and you know, when you're holding
03:47that trophy, people can complain as much as they want, but you have the opportunity to
03:51hold the trophy now.
03:52And my last question is for India, because so much speculation was there that Rohit
03:56Sharma and Virat Kohli should be there after Australia.

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