With Pakistan all-rounder Sohail Tanvir pulling out of Australian Big Bash Twenty20 due to injury concern, Victoria has signed up New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor to replace injured all-rounder as the Bushrangers' second international player in time for their T20 opener against Queensland at the Gabba.
Taylor, who was signed just before the Christmas Eve deadline, will now join West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as Victoria's international pairing. Tanvir was due to play against the Bulls but doctors advised the 25-year-old to continue resting his injured knee for at least two weeks.
"We're delighted to have Ross join us; he's a superb player who has been very damaging in this form of the game," Cricket Victoria CEO Tony Dodemaide said. “Both Ross and Dwayne will add an enormous amount to this season's KFC Twenty20 Big Bash - in terms of both ability and excitement."
"Each of them can hit a long ball, have a presence in the field and are sure to engage the fans."
Taylor, whose highest Twenty20 score is a thumping unbeaten 111, has a strike rate of 153 in the shortest form of the game and an average of 33.13.
Tanvir - who originally replaced Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan as a foreign recruit for Victoria in Australia’s domestic Twenty20 competition starting later this month, sustained knee injury during a practice session in recent months.
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