Nottinghamshire on Thursday announced the signing of Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi for their Vitality Blast 2023 campaign.
Taking to Twitter, Nottinghamshire welcomed the star Pakistan seamer to the Notts Outlaws for the upcoming T20 Blast season.
BREAKING | 🇵🇰 speedster @iShaheenAfridi signs for the 2023 @VitalityBlast.
Full details ▶️ https://t.co/EptegVwJ2q#TheEagleHasLanded pic.twitter.com/0O8OtRynQP
— Outlaws 🏹 (@TrentBridge) March 30, 2023
The 22-year-old recently led Lahore Qalandars to their second consecutive PSL title and became the only captain in the tournament’s history to defend the championship.
He was also signed by the Welsh Fire for £100,000 in the recently-held the Hundred draft for the third edition of the league.
“In Shaheen, we’ve got a world class player – which is really exciting – and a player with a point of difference with the ball, which is crucial when we are looking to recruit,” said Nottingham head coach Peter Moores.
Moores called Afridi a ‘box-office-player’ who would help Nott Laws to bounce back in the tournament after missing out on qualification for the knockout stages last season.
“We want to bounce back from last year’s campaign, and this signing invigorates the club; he makes impacts in big games, and is a box office player. Alongside Munro, who is one of the top run-scorers in the history of the format, we’ve got two very unique talents, both of whom will play a big role for us as we look to bring back silverware,” he added.
Shaheen is the second overseas signing of the club after top-order batter Colin Munro.
“Notts play an aggressive brand of cricket, which suits me well,” said Shaheen in a media statement by the club.
“They’ve had great success in recent years and the likes of Alex Hales, Colin Munro and Joe Clarke are players I have faced up against in recent years and been impressed by.”
“The goal is obviously to influence games to make the team as successful as possible. Having played at Trent Bridge, I know it is a fast-scoring ground and as a bowler you need to get your line and lengths right, but you also get the rewards when you do that.” he concluded.
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