Cobras coach bemoans transfer ‘free for all’
Prince welcomes move to allow franchises to contract eight players on two-year deals
16 April 2020 - 16:14
Cape Cobras head coach Ashwell Prince has lamented the cut-throat nature of the domestic cricket transfer market as he revealed how his team lost out on Thando Ntini and Mangaliso Mosehle.
Prince said the inability of franchises to nail players down to long-term contracts is a concern as it leads to “the highest bidder type of a situation” come the end of every season. However‚ the former Proteas middle-order left-hander welcomed Cricket SA’s initiative to allow franchises to tie down a minimum of eight players to two-year contracts starting from May 1...
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