Nottinghamshire have signed Pakistan left-arm quick bowler Shaheen Afridi for this summer season’s T20 Blast.
Notts, Blast winners in 2017 and 2020, are beginning a brand new period after T20 skipper Dan Christian’s retirement.
“We’re constructing from a powerful platform, with quite a lot of very proficient lads hungry to play T20,” stated Notts head coach Peter Moores.
“Shaheen provides star high quality and a special angle. We have a world-class participant – which is admittedly thrilling – and a participant with some extent of distinction with the ball.
“Alongside Munro, who is among the prime run scorers within the historical past of the format, we have two very distinctive skills.”
Notts even have their fundamental abroad signing, South African paceman Dane Paterson, signed up for the T20, that means one of many three will miss out every time as groups can solely choose two abroad gamers in every recreation.
Regardless of successful promotion again to Division One within the County Championship, Notts missed out in limited-overs cricket, failing to get out of their group within the Blast and being knocked out on the quarter-final stage within the One-Day Cup.
Afridi signing ‘invigorates’ Notts – Moores
“We need to bounce again from final yr’s marketing campaign,” added Moores. “And this signing invigorates the membership.
“He makes an influence in large video games. He’s a field workplace participant. He has confirmed himself on large levels and is fiercely passionate in the best way he performs his cricket.”
After taking 11 wickets within the T20 World Cup at a mean of 14.09, when Pakistan lost to England within the remaining, Shaheen then missed the Take a look at collection that adopted.
After taking the early wicket of Hales, he injured himself taking a catch and needed to have appendix surgical procedure.
However he returned to full health to captain Lahore Qalandars to a second Pakistan Super League title, hitting an unbeaten 44 off 15 balls within the remaining.
“Notts play an aggressive model of cricket, which fits me effectively,” stated Shaheen, who beforehand performed T20 for Hampshire in 2020. “They’ve had nice success lately.
“The likes of Alex Hales, Colin Munro and Joe Clarke are gamers I’ve confronted lately and been impressed by.
“Having performed at Trent Bridge, I do know it’s a fast-scoring floor and as a bowler it is advisable get your line and lengths proper, however you additionally get the rewards whenever you try this.”
