NEW DELHI: Former West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard was on Sunday named captain of MI Cape Town in SA20, which starts from January 10.
Pollard replaces injured Rashid Khan, who was initially named the captain of the side. However the ace spinner is still recovering from the injury.
"Rashid Khan is unavailable currently, as he continues his recovery from injury. The MI CT wish Rashid a quick recovery and look to have him back on the playing field soon," the franchise said in a media statement.
However, Rashid has been named in Afghanistan's squad to tour India for a three-match T20I series, but he is unlikely to be available.
The MI Cape Town will begin their campaign in the tournament with a match against Durban SuperGiants on January 11.
The Cape Town side has some leading players such as Kagiso Rabada, Rassie van der Dussen, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer and Liam Livingstone in their ranks.
Meanwhile, MI Emirates appointed West Indian batter Nicholas Pooran as their captain for ILT20.
(With inputs from PTI)
