The previous England captain returns to franchise cricket after retiring from worldwide responsibility
LONDON:
Former England captain Ben Stokes has signed for Adelaide Strikers in Australia’s Huge Bash League.
Stokes retired from worldwide cricket halfway via England’s latest Check collection defeat towards New Zealand.
The 35-year-old has continued performed home county cricket for Durham since his exit from England responsibility.
He had been dropped for the second Check towards New Zealand after breaking a group curfew in a nightclub incident additionally involving England team-mate Gus Atkinson.
Stokes’s determination to play for Adelaide takes him again into the T20 franchise world after a short stint at Huge Bash facet Melbourne Renegades in 2015.
He’s obtainable for your entire match, which runs from mid-December to January 26, and is reportedly set to earn round £260,000 ($351,000).
“I am actually excited to be becoming a member of the Adelaide Strikers. I’ve at all times loved enjoying in Australia, and when the chance got here as much as be part of the Strikers it was one I could not go up,” mentioned Stokes, who performed 122 Assessments, 114 ODIs and 43 T20s for England.
“Adelaide Oval is an unbelievable place to play cricket, the Huge Bash is a incredible competitors and the Strikers have an thrilling group, so I am trying ahead to assembly the gamers, getting caught in and contributing to a profitable season.”