SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith "would love to have more Indian players" in their T20 league in South Africa and it's something they will continue to work on with the BCCI. So far former India batter Dinesh Karthik is the only Indian to have played in the SA20, having turned out for Paarl Royals in the last season.

The BCCI's current policy is such that no player active in Indian cricket - international, domestic or the IPL - can participate in overseas T20 leagues, which is why Karthik had to retire from Indian cricket before participating in SA20. The league has a strong Indian connect as well, with all its six teams owned by IPL team owners.

"Firstly, we would love to have more Indian players [in SA20]," Smith said on Wednesday in Mumbai. "I think whenever India play in South Afri

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