Sydney Thunder Rope In Alex Hales For The Upcoming Big Bash League

Star England batsman Alex Hales will play for Sydney Thunder in the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL), the club confirmed on October 2 (Wednesday). He has joined the club on a one-year deal and will be the second overseas player alongside South African all-rounder Chris Morris.

Hales has made an exceptional start in the road to return to the England side. He had to sit out of the World Cup squad despite making it to the preliminary squad due to doping violations. Alex Hales will have to prove his credentials to make his way back into the English limited-overs side.

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However, the start has been extremely good as Hales had an exception T20 Blast scoring 418 runs in 12 games at a strike rate of 140.26. But had poor outings in the Caribbean Premier League failing to post one fifty. Alex Hales, who had previously played for the Melbourne Renegades, is keen to return to the BBL.

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“I really can’t wait to return to the Big Bash,” Hales said. “The standard of cricket is amazing and any chance you get to visit Australia and play over there is amazing, so I’m really looking forward to it,” he added.

Furthermore, Alex Hales seemed excited to work alongside Shane Bond, head coach of the Sydney Thunder. Hales said that the former New Zealander is one of the best coaches around the world and he can’t wait to join him.

“Sydney Thunder is the full package. Sydney is one of the best cities in the world, getting the chance to work with Shane Bond – who is a highly respected coach – and it’s a young club, so hopefully, I can be part of building a successful family there. As an opener, you want to be one of the leading run-scorers, so that’s definitely one of my aims,” Hales added.

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The Sydney Thunder head coach is also looking forward to having Alex Hales in the set-up. The tall and lanky English batsman will add a lot of power in the Sydney line-up. When on song, Hales can destroy any bowling unit and the BBL franchise will want him to deliver the goods.

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“He’s one of the best T20 batters in the world. To have someone of his quality available for the whole tournament for us is a great pick up,” Bond said.