England fast bowler Stuart Broad has been signed by Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming season of Big Bash League (BBL).

Broad has joined the BBL team to reignite his international limited-over career. 

While Broad is an important part of the England Test team, being the no. 4 ranked Test bowler in the world he has been out of the ODI team for quite some time.

Broad said, 

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From a personal point of view the BBL looks like a fantastic competition to be involved in. Australia is one of my favourite places to play, the pitches and the crowds make for great cricket and atmosphere is fantastic.

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BREAKING: All aBROAD the #canetrain
Welcome @StuartBroad8 to the Hurricanes. More: https://t.co/f36Cwc5tTF pic.twitter.com/vPxJDHEw1Q

— Hobart Hurricanes (@HurricanesBBL) August 21, 2016

The Hobart Hurricanes coach Damien Wright said, “Stuart Broad has an incredible record in all three formats and his knowledge of the game overall will be a huge asset for our bowling group going forward.” 

He added, “He will give us great firepower with the ball and will be a fantastic inclusion into our pace attack joining (fast-bowlers) Shaun Tait, Jake Reed and Sam Rainbird.”

Stuart Broad is the second overseas player Hobart Hurricanes have signed, the first being Kumar Sangakkara.

Hobart Hurricanes squad:

George Bailey, Cameron Boyce, Stuart Broad (OS), Dan Christian, Ben Dunk, Ben McDermott, Dominic Michael, Simon Milenko, Tim Paine, Sam Rainbird, Jake Reed, Clive Rose, Kumar Sangakkara (OS), Shaun Tait, Jonathan Wells.

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