Pakistani all-rounder Emad Wasim, who recently bid farewell to international cricket after retiring from the national cricket team, The 13th season of the Australian Big Bash League (BBL) will now be seen playing for the Melbourne Stars.
Former teammates Harris Rauf and Osama Mir will join the upcoming league with the 34-year-old player starting December 7.
Emad will be seen in action to play the rest of the league for the Stars after Christmas. He has previously played for the Melbourne Renegades
Blair Crouch, the team’s general manager, said the team had identified Emad as a player who could play a role for us with his left-handed spin And can lengthen our batting lineup “, since the team has England’s Liam Dawson available for the first three matches of this season.
“He added، “I really look forward to seeing many Pakistani fans in the MCG in the crowd, including Emad with his former national colleagues Osama Mir and Harris Rauf،” He added.
Emad’s inclusion in the BBL team came immediately a few days after announcing his retirement from international cricket as the left-handed batsman said Now they just want to focus on league cricket.
Scott Boland in Melbourne Stars Squad for BBL 13, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter Neil, Liam Dawson (England), Sam Harper, Campbell Callaway, Nick Larkin، Glenn Maxwell includes Osama Mir (Pakistan), Joel Paris, Harris Rauf (Pakistan), Tom Rogers, Mark Stacketti, Marcus Stevens, Emad Wasim (Pakistan) and Beau Webster.
Emad, 34, began his international career against Zimbabwe in May 2015 and represented Pakistan in 55 ODI and 66 Twenty20 matches. He took 109 wickets in his international career and scored 1472 runs.
Emad has been a key member of the Pakistani team over the years and was part of the squad that won the 2017 Champions Trophy. He also played in the 2016 T20 World Cup, the 2019 World Cup, and the 2021 T20 World Cup.
It should be noted that Emad has recently decided to leave the National Twenty20 in Karachi after joining the Islamabad squad.
Cricketer is now representing Deccan Gladiators in Abu Dhabi T10 League 8.
Earlier on November 29, Emad became part of one of the biggest businesses in the history of Pakistan Super League (PSL) when he joined Islamabad United while Hassan Ali joined 2020 Joined KPSL winners.
