ESPNcricinfo has learned that Comilla and Khulna Titans are already looking for replacements from the players available in the T20 Global League pool. The inaugural edition of the South Africa league, which was scheduled to begin on November 3 and would have clashed with the BPL, was postponed to November 2018 by Cricket South Africa. Other BPL teams, however, have been restricted by the budget that they have already spent on their current squad before and during the BPL draft.The travails of South Africa's Global T20 league show you just how small our game is outside its three biggest markets.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 7, 2017
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Players from the T20 Global League who could be of interest to BPL owners include marquee names like AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis and JP Duminy. Franchises would look at players like Jason Roy, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Smith, David Miller, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Bravo and Alex Hales. Dhaka's CEO Obeid Nizam said despite a nearly complete squad, the franchise are keen on signing more big names. Dhaka are considered to have one of the strongest teams on paper, having already signed up Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Shane Watson and Shahid Afridi.
"I have been told to look to sign some big names," Obeid said. "We already have several top players in our side but there are certain cricketers we would like to have in the squad." An official from another franchise, however, said that while their existing squad is set they will scout for replacements, if required. At the moment, Chittagong Vikings have the fewest foreign players and it's likely the franchise will try and enlist more to strengthen their squad.CONFIRMED - CSA have 'postponed' their Global T20 League. I feel so sorry for all the youngsters who were going to learn & earn out of this comp! DISASTER for SA sport! ???????????
— KP (@KP24) October 10, 2017
