{"id":279647,"date":"2023-01-21T10:21:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T10:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/21\/would-love-to-have-ms-dhoni-in-sa20-once-he-is-done-playing-in-ipl-graeme-smith-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-01-21T10:21:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T10:21:36","slug":"would-love-to-have-ms-dhoni-in-sa20-once-he-is-done-playing-in-ipl-graeme-smith-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/21\/would-love-to-have-ms-dhoni-in-sa20-once-he-is-done-playing-in-ipl-graeme-smith-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Would love to have MS Dhoni in SA20 once he is done playing in IPL: Graeme Smith | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-97198726,imgsize-23600.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: South Africa&#8217;s inaugural <!-- -->SA20<!-- --> commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/graeme-smith\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_graeme-smith\" frmappuse=\"1\">Graeme Smith<\/a> is more than happy to have former Indian skipper <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahendra-singh-dhoni\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_mahendra-singh-dhoni\" frmappuse=\"1\">MS Dhoni<\/a> playing in the league and quite keen to reach out to the World Cup-winning captain if he gets an opportunity.<br \/>Dhoni, 41, only plays in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL<\/a> since retiring from international cricket in 2020. With his involvement in the IPL, he is not eligible to play in overseas leagues at the moment.<br \/>No Indian is taking part in the South African league&#8217;s first edition.<br \/>&#8220;It will be amazing to have a guy like MS here. We respect the BCCI&#8217;s decision. We have created a good working relationship with them and we talk to them regularly, learn and bounce ideas off. They are hugely experienced in organising these types of big events,&#8221; <!-- -->Smith<!-- --> said in a media interaction.<br \/>&#8220;From our perspective, we looked at one or two opportunities (retired Indian players). We wanted to build a vibrant young and up and coming competitive cricketing league. Someone like MS would add a lot of value to our league. If there was an opportunity, I will reach out to him.&#8221;<br \/>On teams using IPL like jerseys and logos in South Africa, the tournament looks like an extension of the world&#8217;s biggest T20 league, former SA skipper Smith said nothing has been raised from the Indian board and clarified, &#8220;We have a close relationship with the BCCI and nothing of that sort has been raised.&#8221;<br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With inputs from PTI)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n                      t.src = v;\n                      s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                      s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                    })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n                    fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n                    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n                  };\n                })(\n                  window,\n                  document,\n                  'script',\n                  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n                );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n                    var scripts = [\n                    'https:\/\/static.clmbtech.com\/ad\/commons\/js\/2658\/toi\/colombia_v2.js' ,\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-658129294',\n                    'https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js',\n                    'https:\/\/tvid.in\/sdk\/loader.js',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/video_comscore_api\/version-3.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-2.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n                  ];\n                    scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n                      let script = document.createElement('script');\n                      script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      }\n                      script.async = true;\n                      document.body.appendChild(script);\n                    });\n                  }\n                }\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/would-love-to-have-ms-dhoni-in-sa20-once-he-is-done-playing-in-ipl-graeme-smith\/articleshow\/97198689.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: South Africa&#8217;s inaugural SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith is more than happy to have former Indian skipper MS Dhoni playing in the league and quite keen to reach out to the World Cup-winning captain if he gets an opportunity.Dhoni, 41, only plays in the IPL since retiring from international cricket in 2020. 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