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‘Secret Sauce’ revealed Du Plessis highlights importance of homegrown Dutch core F ORMER South Africa captain Faf du Plessis believes local Dutch players will be the “secret sauce” for his Rotterdam franchise in a new European Twenty20 competition. retired from international duty last year, is also set to play for Rotterdam. But Du Plessis said his worldwide experience of T20 cricket had con vinced him of the importance of local talent to follow in the footsteps of cur rent Netherlands stars such as Bas de Leede and Logan van Beek. it’s a bit scary. I mean, we don’t just copy and paste what other people have done before. That uniqueness of starting something is pretty special.” Klaasen, a current star in the Indian Premier League, is confident the new league will be a success.

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Organisers of the European T20 Premier League, co-founded by Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, have created a tournament featuring six city-based teams in Glasgow, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast and Rotterdam. Amsterdam are owned by a group led by Australia great Steve Waugh, while Edinburgh are run by former New Zealand internationals Nathan McCullum and Kyle Mills. The ETPL, whose inaugural edi tion will feature 33 matches from August 26 to September 20, aims to boost cricket on the continent. The Netherlands, a non-Test nation, have enjoyed several notable international successes in white-ball cricket, defeating England, South Africa and the West Indies, but Du Plessis is keen to help broaden their base of talent. The 41-year-old batsman, a vet eran of the global T20 circuit, is not just the captain of the Rotterdam side but a co-owner alongside fellow for mer South Africa internationals Jonty Rhodes and Heinrich Klaasen. “We, as players, have never been a part of the conversation when it comes to co-owning,” Du Plessis told AFP . “We have always just looked at leagues and you almost become a gun for hire around the world in terms of playing. “Now there is the opportunity of it being something more.” The hard-hitting Klaasen, who

“It’s a no-brainer. The names that are involved in this league – I know for sure that it will be a quality league when it starts. “I’ve still got a lot of cricket in me. It might be at the back end of my career, but that’s a few years away. “So hopefully in five years we will have a great set-up and a great infra structure and that we develop the game in Europe quite a bit.” And Klaasen, 34, is well aware of the quality within Dutch cricket, hav ing twice been on the losing side in World Cup matches. “I’ve lost against the Netherlands twice in very crucial moments in my career,” he said. – AFP

“It’s not your overseas players that win you competitions, it’s the local players,” he said. “You can look around the world and you see the teams that get that right, so I see it as exactly that. It’s not the South Africans coming in from overseas and creating the strength of the team. The real secret sauce for any team is how well do you tap into the local players?” For the 56-year-old Rhodes, one of the outstanding fielders of his genera tion and later a coach, the chance to become a co-owner was too tempting to pass up. “It is an exciting place to be, (but) Gujarat Titans’ Jason Holder (left) celebrates with Washington Sundar after taking the wicket of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Jitesh Sharma (not pictured). – REUTERSPIC

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JASON HOLDER’S display in Gujarat Titans’ four-wicket IPL win over champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru was exactly what the team was look ing for when they bought the West Indies international, direc tor of cricket Vikram Solanki said. Holder took two wickets and three catches, before scoring 12 runs as Gujarat chased down 155 in Thursday’s match. “I think when we were pursu ing Jason at the auction, it was with the mind to him being able to fulfil both roles – the bat and the ball. So he does offer us exactly that,” Solanki told report ers. “… His numbers at five and six have been quite outstanding. And that has come about because he, of course, has all of the ability that you need. “Physically, a strong guy, has great reach, leverage as far as the bat is concerned, so all the tech nicalities are covered. He also is now bringing an added dimen sion, that sprinkling of stardust, if

you like, of being a really experi enced campaigner.” Holder, 34, has played 96 Twenty20 Internationals for the West Indies and has captained the side in all three formats, with Solanki saying his experience was proving valuable on and off the field. “You often get individuals that have a good amount of experience that perhaps can’t communicate it as well,” he added. “It doesn’t come naturally to them. Jason will always be will ing to have conversations, whether it’s with the coaching group… or with all of the young guys around as well. “And that’s just it. That’s the perfect storm if you think about it – a skilled cricketer that has experience, wants to be a part of a team, is a thorough gentleman. He’s very articulate when he speaks.” Gujarat, fifth in the standings, next face Punjab Kings tomor row. – Reuters

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