{"id":237184,"date":"2022-09-15T00:17:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T22:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=121357"},"modified":"2022-09-15T00:17:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T22:17:21","slug":"sunrisers-delegation-in-metro-to-prepare-for-sa20-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sunrisers-delegation-in-metro-to-prepare-for-sa20-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"SunRisers delegation in metro to prepare for SA20 in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sunrisers-delegation-in-metro-to-prepare-for-sa20-in-2023.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sunrisers-delegation-in-metro-to-prepare-for-sa20-in-2023.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A high-powered management delegation from SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) has travelled from India to start preparing for the SA20 tournament, which includes a Nelson Mandela Bay-based team, the SunRisers Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are looking forward to bringing our style of high-energy T20 cricket to Nelson Mandela Bay in a format which has wide appeal,\u201d says Mr. K. Shanmugam, Head of Sports Division, SunRisers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe bring a vast repertoire of skills and expertise in the domain of sports marketing which can be seamlessly adapted and ported into the new T20 league that is envisaged in South Africa\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sunrisers Eastern Cape will also support Eastern Province Cricket (EPC) to strengthen the pipeline of young players coming into the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cT20 is the ideal platform from which to grow the sport from grassroots level\u201d, says Shanmugam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will inspire talented young players, and we hope to see more Eastern Cape players in the Protea national team in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe pride ourselves on our talent scouting system, which has been one of the key strengths of SunRisers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have discovered many gifted professionals who have gone on to play for their national sides and become most sought-after names in the game,\u201d says Shanmugam.<\/p>\n<p>The first match of the SA20 is scheduled for 23 January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Players will be confirmed after an auction on September 19.<\/p>\n<p>SRH is owned by the Sun TV Network, which is one of the largest Indian media groups, with 33 TV channels and 69 radio stations in various languages across the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSunrisers will help promote Nelson Mandela Bay and the Eastern Cape as a whole as both a tourist and investment destination,\u201d says Dr Mark Williams, chief executive officer of Cricket Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n<p>Founded as a media company in April 1993, Sun TV expanded into professional sport.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, SRH made an explosive entry into the Indian Premier League (IPL) when it made it into the playoffs of the IPL, the biggest T20 cricket league in the world.<\/p>\n<p>SRH were IPL champions in 2016 and runners-up in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The team has made it into the playoffs in six seasons since 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Shanmugam says having SunRisers Eastern Cape based in Nelson Mandela Bay will open up opportunities for South African players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe South African league will definitely be a platform for some of the young SA players to get an opportunity to be a part of our IPL camps and training facilities as well as play in the IPL, rubbing shoulders with the best cricketers in the world\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121358\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=121358\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" class=\"wp-image-121358 size-full lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sunrisers-delegation-in-metro-to-prepare-for-sa20-in-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121358 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sunrisers-delegation-in-metro-to-prepare-for-sa20-in-2023.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"574\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. K. Shanmugam, Head of Sports Division, SunRisers (left) and Dr Mark Williams, chief executive officer of Cricket Eastern Cape at the St George\u2019s Stadium, which will be the home ground of SunRisers Eastern Cape.. 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