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Ganguly Confident Pretoria Capitals Can Challenge Ahead of SA20 Auction
Pretoria Capitals are getting ready for the SA20 auction.
Their head coach, Sourav Ganguly, believes the team has a good chance this season.
The auction is scheduled for October 7 in Johannesburg.
Ganguly said the team kept its core group of players.
He also said Phil Salt is back.
Dewald Brevis, Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi are among the players the team retained.
Pretoria reached the final last season but did not win.
Ganguly says the team has come back stronger.
Pretoria Capitals head coach Sourav Ganguly expressed confidence ahead of the SA20 auction.
The SA20 2026 auction is scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, in Johannesburg.
Ganguly said the team had retained its core group and returned stronger.
Phil Salt is back with the team, according to Ganguly.
Ganguly named Dewald Brevis, Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi among the retained players who delivered for the team.
- Who
- Pretoria Capitals head coach Sourav Ganguly and the team’s retained players.
- What
- Ganguly expressed confidence in the team ahead of the SA20 2026 auction.
- Where
- Johannesburg, South Africa.
- When
- The auction is scheduled for Wednesday, October 7; the year is given as 2026.
- Why
- Ganguly said the team retained its core group and had come back stronger after reaching the final last season without winning.
Key facts
- Team
- Pretoria Capitals
- Coach
- Sourav Ganguly
- Event
- SA20 2026 auction
- Scheduled date
- Wednesday, October 7
- Location
- Johannesburg
- Players named as retained
- Dewald Brevis, Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi
- Returning player
- Phil Salt
- Previous season
- Pretoria Capitals reached the final but did not win
Quotes
Sourav Ganguly
Head coach of Pretoria Capitals
“We were in the final last season, and we didn’t finish the job. This time, we have come back stronger. Phil Salt is back, and we have retained the players who delivered for us — Dewald Brevis, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi,”
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