June 24, 2026 08:41 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Kolkata: Taratala warehouse roof collapses | Indian Army's Trishakti Corps restores lifeline connectivity in North Bengal between Siliguri and Mirik | 19 million barrels flow through Strait of Hormuz, Trump declares oil prices are falling | No Hindi, no NEET: Vijay reignites Tamil Nadu's biggest political flashpoints | Messi creates World Cup history with record-breaking double; Mbappe equals Klose's mark hours later | Tech giant Oracle slashes 21,000 jobs while betting big on AI | 'Italy and I never beg': Meloni fires back at Trump over G7 photo claim | No more 'brother': Stalin's formal birthday greeting to Rahul reflects deepening rift | TMC seeks disqualification of 20 rebel MPs, Abhishek says 'membership should go' | Nara Lokesh pitches Andhra Pradesh as investment hub during Kolkata visit, sets $2.4 trillion economy goal

Northants signs Shahid Afridi

| | Jan 27, 2015, at 05:02 am
London, Jan 26 (IBNS) Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is known for his big-hitting, will be seen playing in the NatWest T20 Blast competition.

He has signed with the Northants side for the competition.

He will be joining the side on May 15.

Head Coach David Ripley told Northantscricket.com: “This is a very exciting signing for us. Shahid is without doubt the most outstanding spin bowling all-rounder in one day international cricket of the last 5 years. He is a fierce competitor and undoubted match winner with bat and ball”.

Afridi said he is looking forward to play the tournament.

Afridi spoke with Northantscricket.com and said “I am looking forward to playing in the NatWest T20 Blast. I have always enjoyed playing in England, where I have always found the crowds good natured and knowledgeable”

“I am very happy to be joining a good Northants squad in the search for Twenty20 success," he said.
 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.