- Babar Azam indicators with Sixers in blockbuster BBL summer season deal
- Pakistani nice brings star energy to Massive Bash League stage
Babar Azam will be part of the Sydney Sixers this summer season as one of many greatest signings in Massive Bash League historical past.
Usually regarded among the many biggest batters of recent occasions, the Pakistani right-hander shall be accessible for the whole lot of his first BBL summer season.
Azam has signed with the Sixers underneath BBL guidelines that let either side to signal one worldwide participant earlier than the abroad draft is held on June 19.
The 30-year-old joins the likes of Chris Gayle and Faf du Plessis within the pantheon of nice worldwide batters to have taken half within the BBL.
‘We’re completely delighted to welcome Babar to the Sixers this summer season,’ mentioned Sixers common supervisor Rachael Haynes.’He’s a world-class participant and a confirmed chief. He isn’t solely an enormous addition to our membership, however to the league as an entire.’
Azam’s inclusion comes after his standing within the Pakistani white-ball set-up has waned in latest occasions, with the veteran dropped from the T20I group final 12 months and but to regain his place.
Azam’s world-class batting type provides firepower to a Sixers squad chasing one other BBL title
Azam has scored extra T20I fifties than anybody else within the historical past of worldwide cricket
Rachael Haynes welcomed Azam, calling him a ‘big addition’ to the Sixers and the BBL
Nonetheless, nobody has scored extra Twenty20 Worldwide half-centuries than Azam’s 39, and he has additionally performed extra T20Is for Pakistan -128 – than another man.
Azam stays the quickest man to achieve 5000 one-day worldwide runs, reaching the feat in 97 innings, and was the quickest to 2500 T20I runs in 62 knocks.
He captained Pakistan in all three codecs between 2019 and 2024, notably main the aspect to the 2022 T20 World Cup closing.
Azam can also be a mainstay of the worldwide white-ball circuit with stints in Pakistan, the Caribbean and the UK.
‘I am very proud to be becoming a member of the Sydney Sixers for the upcoming season,’ Azam mentioned.’It is an thrilling alternative to play in one of many world’s finest T20 leagues and to be part of such a profitable and revered franchise.’
His signing comes after fellow Pakistan famous person Shaheen Afridi confirmed this week he would nominate for the BBL draft.
