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Harmanpreet Kaur signs with Sydney Thunder for WBBL
- Updated: July 31, 2016
Harmanpreet Kaur became the first India Women’s cricketer to be signed by an overseas Twenty20 franchise after inking a deal with WBBL champions Sydney Thunder for the 2016-17 season.
Thunder’s confirmation on Saturday ends speculation that began with Anurag Thakur, the BCCI president, announcing in June that Harmanpreet had sealed the deal.
“We are delighted to secure a player of the calibre of Harmanpreet,” Nick Cummins, Sydney Thunder’s general manager, said on Saturday. “She was on the top of our target list, and we are very pleased that the BCCI has released her to play in Australia.
“Sydney Thunder prides itself on being an innovator in Australian cricket, so it is a real fillip for the club to have signed the first Indian international to …
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