Rilee Rossouw joins Shadley van Schalkwyk at Los Angeles Knight Riders

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Proteas batsman Rilee Rossouw has signed for the Los Angeles Knight Riders ahead of the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket in the United States of America.

Rossouw will be team-mates with former Knights duo Shadley van Schalkwyk and Corne Dry at the LA Knight Riders. Van Schalkwyk and Dry have relocated to the USA.

The Knight Riders have also recruited England batsman Jason Roy, West Indian duo Sunil Narine and Andre Russell, New Zealand pair Martin Guptill and Lockie Ferguson – and Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa.

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South Africans signed for 2023 Major League Cricket

Several other South Africans will be involved in this year’s Major League Cricket, too.

  • Quinton de Kock (Seattle Orcas)
  • Wayne Parnell (Seattle Orcas)
  • Matthew Tromp (Seattle Orcas)
  • Justin Dill (Washington Freedom)
  • Dane Piedt (Washington Freedom)
  • Obus Pienaar (Washington Freedom)
  • Marcus Jansen (Washington Freedom)
  • Anrich Nortje (Washington Freedom)
  • Andries Gous (Washington Freedom)
  • Carmi le Roux (San Francisco Unicorns)
  • Lungi Ngidi (San Francisco Unicorns)
  • David White (San Francisco Unicorns)
  • Calvin Savage (Texas Super Kings)
  • Cody Chetty (Texas Super Kings)
  • Rusty Theron (Texas Super Kings)
  • Kagiso Rabada (MI New York)
  • Dewald Brevis (MI New York)

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