LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s World Cup captain Shahid Afridi will play for Hampshire in the 2011 English domestic Twenty20 competition, the county said yesterday.
All-rounder Afridi was close to joining Hampshire last year before he opted instead to captain the Pakistan test side.
“Having played at the Rose Bowl for Pakistan last year I know it is fast becoming one of the best places in the country to watch cricket,” the 30-year-old said in a statement on Hampshire’s website.
Afridi was named player of the tournament for the inaugural World Twenty20 in England in 2007 and led Pakistan to the title in 2009.
