Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Harris has joined the Indian
Cricket League (ICL) and two of his ex-teammates, Chris Carins and Nathan Astle,
would soon follow him, media reports claimed today.
According to NZTV, Harris, the Kiwi one day specialist, has turned down a new
provincial contract from Canterbury, the side he led last season, to become the
first New Zealander to jump to the ICL bandwagon.
A veteran of 23 Tests and 250 ODIs, Harris has been an important
member of the New Zealand ODI team because of his consistency with the bat,
useful medium pace and brilliant fielding. He has also shone in the State Twenty20
competition, scoring the lone century in the tournament.
His former teammates Astle and Cairns have already quit first
class cricket but could be back in action soon at the ICL.
Astle played 81 Tests and 223 ODIs and earned his stripes as
a reliable opener before stunning his fans by quitting international cricket
barely six weeks before the Word Cup.
Cairns, on the other hand, played 62 Tests and 215 ODIs and
before he hung up his cricket boots last year, he had established his credentials
as a premier all-rounder of his era, even though nagging injuries plagued his
career at various points of time.
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