Cricket news round-up – November 20: Laughlin and Miller sign for upcoming Big Bash

Ben Laughlin and David Miller will play for Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes in the upcoming Big Bash League. Pakistan Cricket Board filed a claim for damages against IMG-Reliance.

Laughlin signs with Brisbane Heat

Ben Laughlin will be seen playing for Brisbane Heat in the next Big Bash as he moves on from Adelaide Strikers. The right-arm seamer although had one more season left with the Strikers on his contract with Adelaide Strikers now signed a two-year deal with Brisbane Heat. Laughlin presently has 95 scalps to his name at an average of 21.55 and an economy of 7.87 which impressed Brisbane coach Darren Lehmann.

Lehmann opined, “I think the Strikers management deserve a real wrap for the way they dealt professionally and compassionately with his request to be released. In turn, the Heat are very pleased to welcome Ben to our club. I am looking forward to working with him again after he was in the Queensland team in the old KFC Big Bash in my first season with the Bulls.”

Miller to be featured for Hobart Hurricanes

David Miller signed with Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming 2019-2020 Big Bash League. Miller with 294 T20 to his name no wonder an experienced player and became the second overseas signing of the franchise after Qais Ahmad from Afghanistan.

Cricket Tasmania CEO Nick Cummins said, “It’s very exciting to welcome a player of David’s calibre to the Hurricanes. We’ve built a reputation as a destination club amongst internationals, and we are confident David’s hard hitting batting will give our members and fans great entertainment, and possibly a few opportunities to catch a six!”

PCB set to got o court against IMG-Reliance

A claim for damages against IMG Reliance has been filed by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Earlier this year IMG Reliance decided to call off association with the league after a terrorist attack on Indian paramilitary troopers. According to the PCB, IMG Reliance were asked to compensate for the loss the PCB incurred. Since the board did not receive any reply it decided to move to the court now. The matter is to be heard at the London Court of International Arbitration.

On Friday, the PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani will brief the Board of Governors about the move and state “breach of contract by IMGR could have resulted in the remaining PSL matches not being broadcast on television; this would have severely damaged the standing and reputation of the PSL.”