The former Indian batter and current batting coach of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Dinesh Karthik recently spoke about his participation in the upcoming third edition of SA20. Karthik, 39, will be the first Indian player to feature in the South African T20 League, he will join Paarl Royals for the upcoming edition. Recently he opened up about the upcoming new experience and journey he will be going on during the SA20. Also Read: Massive Drama! Nepal U-19 Player Suffers Severe Injury After Taking Back-to-Back Wickets Karthik mentioned that he has followed the tournament in the last two editions and also said that he loves the place very much, given that he was part of the India squad that won the T20 World Cup 2007 in South Africa. During an SA20 India Day event, Karthik said: "So I've watched both the editions very closely because a lot of the players that I've played with in IPL teams have played in that tournament. That's one. And South Africa has been a very fond place for me because of the memories I've had.” The former RCB batter further went on to add his admiration for this place and how the domestic culture of South Africa inspires him and differentiates itself. He further said: “When SA20 came up and you watch other tournaments, the one thing that's very evident is teams which have a strong domestic cricket culture come through with these franchise tournaments very well. And the fact that South Africa has had a very good domestic structure over a period of time, I think you could almost say they were frontrunners to be a very good tournament.” He also added that SA20 can be a good tournament in future and franchises have a vision for the player selection for their teams. He said: “The teams that assemble there, the six franchises that represent the domestic structure there, have been very good in terms of the assortment of players they've got. They've almost got the top players across batters, bowlers, in the ICC rankings as we speak. So it was a very well-fought tournament.”