Melbourne Renegades sign Shahid Afridi
Melbourne Renegades have signed Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi as one of the two overseas player for the upcoming T20 Big Bash League, the other being Abdul Razzaq.
Shahid Afridi, who has captained his country in all three formats and is a renowned limited-overs player, is believed to have turned down offer from Adelaide, where he played in the Big Bash in 2009-10.
Leg-spinning all-rounder Afridi, 31, will be joined at the Etihad Stadium-based Renegades by Abdul Razzaq, another 31-year-old all-rounder from Pakistan
Afridi said the lure of playing with Razzaq this summer "was an opportunity that I couldn't turn down even though I had better money offers from other teams".
Razzaq is yet to debut in the Big Bash League, which has been expanded for the coming summer from six state-based teams to eight city-based teams. Nevertheless, he lauded its reputation.
"The Big Bash League is a tournament that is highly thought of in the cricketing world, and is probably the best T20 competition in terms of skill level and grounds."
