Melbourne Renegades person confirmed the historical signing of Unmukt Chand for BBL11, with the erstwhile Indian U/19 skipper becoming the archetypal antheral subordinate from that federation to look successful the Big Bash.
The BCCI bans Indian men from playing successful overseas home competitions, but Chand, who has played for Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals successful the IPL, retired from Indian cricket earlier this year.
Indian women person starred successful the WBBL, but Chand volition interruption caller crushed erstwhile helium turns retired for the Renegades.
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The 28-year-old batter says helium can't hold to caput to Australia.
"I'm precise excited, it's large to beryllium portion of the Melbourne Renegades family," Chand said.
"I've ever followed the Big Bash and it's a large accidental for maine to travel and play immoderate bully cricket.
"I'm truly looking guardant to coming to Melbourne and to get going. I've ever enjoyed playing successful Australia. I haven't been to Melbourne before… I cognize for a information determination are tons of Indians successful Melbourne, truthful it's going to beryllium nice, and I anticipation the crowds crook up for games arsenic well."
Chand captained India to triumph successful the U/19 World Cup last successful Townsville successful 2012, scoring an unbeaten 111 against an Australian broadside containing Travis Head, Cameron Bancroft and Kurtis Patterson.
Chand, who present plays successful the United States, said it was a pugnacious telephone to wantonness thoughts of playing successful India.
"It wasn't easy, to beryllium precise honest, the information that I won't beryllium playing for the state immoderate much is thing that is hard to accept," Chand explained.
"But I enjoying playing for the US, it's been getting amended each day. I tin present play each the leagues astir the world, that's a large accidental for maine personally.
"I've loved watching the Big Bash and players astir the satellite coming successful ... it's a large level and I ever wanted to play there.
"I'm truly looking guardant successful the coming years that I tin marque a sanction for myself and hopefully triumph championships for the teams I play for.
"I've ever wanted to play successful leagues similar these and it's large that present I person this accidental to beryllium representing the Renegades successful the Big Bash, truthful for maine it's big.
"I truly look guardant to contributing arsenic overmuch arsenic I tin connected the field. I'll springiness it my champion shot."
In different BBL news, Jack Wildermuth has re-signed with the Brisbane Heat for a further 2 seasons.
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