Pat Cummins has signed a four-year cope with the San Francisco Unicorns in a serious coup for America’s fledgling Main League Cricket T20 competitors.
The second season of MLC begins on July 5, lower than per week after the T20 World Cup co-hosted by the USA and West Indies concludes.
Quick bowler Cummins will be part of compatriot Jake Fraser-McGurk on the Unicorns and follows Australia team-mates Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head and Steve Smith into the league.
“MLC is developing at a rapid rate, and the US market potential is huge for cricket,” Australia Take a look at and ODI captain Cummins mentioned in an announcement.
“While cricket is integral to my involvement, the global network and long-term possibilities offered by the owners specifically, and Silicon Valley more broadly, presented a unique opportunity for me and my life beyond cricket.”
The Unicorns are co-owned by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan.
Cummins is certainly one of cricket’s most recognised gamers as a prime performer in all three codecs, who led Australia to victory within the World Take a look at Championship and ODI World Cup final yr.
MLC was awarded Checklist A standing by the Worldwide Cricket Council final month, making it an official T20 league on a par with the Indian Premier League and different established franchise competitions.
MLC’s organisers plan to develop the six-team competitors to 10 in coming years.
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