Hayden ready for Big Bash
SYDNEY: Former Australian Test opener Matthew Hayden will come out of retirement to play for Brisbane Heat in the Twenty20 Big Bash next summer, the team said on Monday.
The 39-year-old, who retired from international cricket in 2009 after a 103-Test career, last played in the 2010 Indian Premier League with Chennai. But Heat coach Darren Lehmann, a former Test teammate of Hayden, said he was ready to return.
“He’s been training for a few months now so we’re excited to have that knowledge around the place,” Lehmann told reporters.
Several overseas players have signed up with the eight franchises that will contest the tournament, including South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs, Paul Collingwood of England, and Pakistani Shahid Afridi.
The 39-year-old, who retired from international cricket in 2009 after a 103-Test career, last played in the 2010 Indian Premier League with Chennai. But Heat coach Darren Lehmann, a former Test teammate of Hayden, said he was ready to return.
“He’s been training for a few months now so we’re excited to have that knowledge around the place,” Lehmann told reporters.
Several overseas players have signed up with the eight franchises that will contest the tournament, including South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs, Paul Collingwood of England, and Pakistani Shahid Afridi.
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