Kiwi batsman Devon Conway, who recently did exceedingly well for in the shortest format, has been signed by Somerset for the upcoming edition of Natwest T20 Blast. However, he will join the team after the first round of the group stage is over. Interestingly, Conway has already been a part of the county. He played club cricket for Taunton Deane and had another brief trial with the club in 2013.
According to the ICC’s rankings, the New Zealand international, who is also ranked No. 4 T20I batters in the world, left South Africa in 2017 in search of a new beginning. Conway has been named in the New Zealand squad, which will take on England in June for two Tests, after which it will face India in the inaugural World Test Championship final at the Ageas Bowl.
However, there had been concerns about Conway’s safe return to NConway’snd due to the international travel restrictions in the COVID-19 era, but his residency visa has been approved, which means that he would be able to travel home safely.
“Somerset has a very good”reputation, and I’m excited to be joining the team for a key part of the season,” Conway said. “England i” one of the places where everyone wants to test their skills during the summer and hopefully, I can positively contribute to success in the Vitality Blast and the County Championship,”
he added.
Somerset added Babar Azam was one of their overseas players for the last two T20 Blast seasons, but the rescheduled Pakistan Super League and Pakistan’s limited-overs Pakistan’sgland forced them to search for other options. Marchant de Lange, the South African fast bowler, is their other overseas player who will feature for Somerset in the T20 Blast.
