Northamptonshire sign Afridi for domestic T20
Northamptonshire coach David Ripley told BBC Radio Northampton, “He doesn´t need a big introduction. He is one of the top one-day cricketers of the last decade”
The coach also expressed happiness over signing Afridi for the county and said “It´s a very exciting signing. It´s for the start of the competition so hopefully we can come out of the blocks quickly.”
Afridi has also played county cricket for Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Kent and Hampshire.
The star Pakistani all-rounder has announced to quit ODI cricket following this year´s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, which starts next month.
Northamptonshire, who won English county cricket´s T20 title in 2013, hope to have Afridi available in time for their opening match of this season´s competition, away to Durham on May 15.
Renowned for his rapid run-scoring, Afridi – also an effective leg-spinner – has a strike-rate of 116.29 from 389 ODIs and 145.29 from 77 T20 games for Pakistan.
One of the most spectacular hitters of a cricket ball the game has know, the 34-year-old Afridi holds the record for the most sixes in one-day internationals with 342 to his credit.
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