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At present, a very interesting and exciting news is coming out from the corridors of cricket that is surprising the sports lovers around the world, which has taken the profile of the T20 league and the shine of the young players to a new level. A shocking feat has been seen in the recently organized player auction (SA20 Auction) for the upcoming season of South Africa’s most popular T20 league i.e. SA20. Young all-rounder Jason Rowles, just 18 years old, created such history in this auction that veteran players from all over the world were left behind him. Joburg Super Kings (JSK), the franchise affiliate of Chennai Super Kings, made a big bet on this schoolboy and rising young star and made a huge bid of record 2.9 million rand (about Rs 1.69 crore), with which he became the most expensive player of this entire auction. The special thing is that this young player has left behind even the world class legends of T20 cricket like Faf Duplessis and Kieron Pollard in terms of earnings and bids.
Jason Rolls, who has suddenly become the center of discussion in the cricket world, is a young left-handed all-rounder from South Africa, who is known for his explosive batting and accurate bowling. The surprising thing is that Jason Rolls is still completing his matriculation in school and does not have much experience in mainstream professional cricket, yet his hook and pull shots and his amazing confidence on the field caught the attention of scouts. There was a huge tussle and bidding war between the franchises during the auction to include this young player, who has played for South Africa’s Under-19 team and proved his talent at the domestic level, in their team. Ultimately, Joburg Super Kings won and made him a part of their team, proving that in modern cricket, franchises are no longer shying away from taking any big risks to groom future stars.
In this sensational auction, not only Jason Roles was the highlight, but former South African captain and experienced batsman Faf du Plessis has once again made a spectacular homecoming to Joburg Super Kings, whom the franchise has added with a bid of 2.7 million Rand. Apart from this, West Indies’ explosive all-rounder and T20 format legend Kieron Pollard has also joined Joburg Super Kings at his base price and will take the field wearing ‘yellow jersey’ for this team for the first time. On one hand, the arrival of these experienced players has strengthened the team’s dressing room, on the other hand, 18 year old Jason Rolls is going to get the invaluable experience of playing shoulder to shoulder with these veterans, which will give a new direction to his career.
Cricket analysts believe that such crores of rupees being bid on young and uncapped players in competitions like SA20 League is a clear indication that T20 cricket is no longer limited to names and old records only, but finding future match-winning talent has become the first priority of the franchises. This journey from the school grounds straight to the global stage for youngsters like Jason Rolls inspires other budding players of the country to dream big. When this young sensation takes the field in the upcoming season’s matches, the eyes of the whole world will be on whether he can live up to the crores of bets and expectations placed on him or not.