Young West Indian all-rounder Keemo Paul is all set to make his Big Bash League (BBL) debut with the Hobart Hurricanes in the upcoming 10th edition of the BBL 2020-2021 in Australia.
Hurricanes have signed the 22-year-old Guyanese-native for the upcoming BBL 10 starting on the 10th of December on the recommendation by Tasmanian cricket great and Paul's coach at Delhi Capitals Ricky Ponting in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The right-hander made his T20I debut for the West Indies against Afghanistan in March 2018 and since then, he has so far played 18 T20Is, taking 24 wickets and making 142 runs at an average of 20.28.
After his IPL 2020 stint, Paul has now joined his West Indian squad in New Zealand for a bilateral series against the Black Caps, and then he will head to Australia to will join up with the Hurricanes for BBL 10.
Confirming the exciting signing of Paul for the upcoming season, Hurricanes head coach Adam Griffith said: “Keemo is another exciting young player, in the early stages of his international career.”
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Griffith further added, “A bowling all-rounder with very good skills, Keemo uses different types of slower balls, and loves bowling at the death. He’s also a hard-hitting batsman that can clear the fence, adding more power to our lower-middle order to finish off an innings.”
Meanwhile, Paul said of his maiden BBL stint with the club, “I am really excited to be joining Hobart for the upcoming BBL, and I am very grateful for the opportunity. I have always been a big BBL fan and avid watcher of the tournament, and I cannot wait to join up with the Hurricanes group.”
He added, “I have spoken to Ricky here at the IPL about Hobart and Tasmania and he has spoken really positively about the team and the competition. I also caught up with Griff [Head Coach, Adam Griffith] after our [IPL] game recently, and it was great to hear more about the very exciting squad this year.”
Noteworthy, being part of the New Zealand tour, which will run until December 15, Paul will miss the first three matches of the Hurricanes as he is likely to be available for their December 19 game against the Melbourne Renegades in Hobart.
(With Hobart Hurricanes’s website Inputs)
