AB de Villiers has backed Cricket South Africa's new T20 league, which is set to launch in the 2017-18 summer, saying that it will "motivate youngsters to stick around" and to "play for the country". Cricket South Africa (CSA) has put out a tender inviting bids for eight T20 teams that will form its new tournament to be played in the last quarter of 2017. (Cricket South Africa to launch new T20 league)"I am so excited about it. Lots of credit to Cricket South Africa for coming up with that. It will motivate some of the youngsters to stick around, to fight it through and to play for South Africa," de Villiers was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

Source: India Today February 05, 2017 12:33 UTC