DHAKA, June 21, 2019 (BSS)- Bangladesh talisman Shakib al Hasan is all set to play in the upcoming Canadian Global Twenty20 league, according to the official website of the tournament.
Shakib is expected to play for the Brampton Wolves in the CGT20 league.
Having played the franchise leagues all around the World including
Bangladesh premier league (BPL), Indian Premier League(IPL) Caribbean Premier
League (CPL), Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Big Bash League(BBL), CGT20
will be the first in his career.
In Brampton Wolves Shakib will play alongside former West Indies captain
Darren Sami, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi and New Zealand opener
Colin Munro, the tournament website said.
Shakib is currently playing in the World Cup-2019 and has been in superb
form with the bat, accumulating 425 runs in five matches. He is so far the
second highest run-getter in the tournament and also took five wickets with
his wily left-arm spin.
The global T20 league that consists of 22 matches is scheduled to begin
from July 25 while the final will be played on August 11, 2019.
Six teams will take part in the tournament: Brampton Wolves, Edmonton
Royals, Montreal Tigers, Toronto Nationals, Vancouver knights and Winnipeg
Hawks. A total of 22 matches will be played in this tournament.