BBL 10: Jason Holder roped in by Sydney Sixers for upcoming edition
Defending champions Sydney Sixers have roped in West Indies Test captain Jason Holder for the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League. With their latest signing, the Sixers now have four international players in their squad.
✍️ SIGNING NEWS! We’ve signed West Indies captain Jason Holder!
Details > https://t.co/OFR48vOmTA#smashemsixers #BBL10 pic.twitter.com/9SqRebHs43
— Sydney Sixers (@SixersBBL) December 1, 2020
Holder is currently part of the West Indies touring party in New Zealand. He will join the Sixers later this month and will be available for fixtures from December 20 onwards.
“I’m really excited to be coming to the BBL and in particular the Sydney Sixers,” Holder was quoted saying on the official Sixers website.
“BBL cricket is an interest for me and the Sixers have been successful over the past few years. Moises and I played together at Sunrisers and I really enjoyed that. It will be good to do it again.”
The BBL’s new rules allow clubs to sign up to six international players, although only three can be included in the playing XI in a match. Fellow countryman Carlos Braithwaite, Englishmen James Vince and Tom Curran are the other three international players in the Sixers squad.
Sydney Sixers full squad: Sean Abbott, Justin Avendano (injury replacement for Mickey Edwards), Jackson Bird, Carlos Brathwaite, Dan Christian, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques (c), Jason Holder, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Ben Manenti, Stephen O’Keefe, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk, Mitchell Starc, James Vince
