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West Indies left-arm spinner, Akeal Hosein, has returned to Melbourne Renegades for the final two video games of their Huge Bash League season.
The 30-year-old Trinidadian, will change 22-year-old off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman whose marketing campaign has been lower quick as a consequence of a disagreement with the Afghanistan Cricket Board.
Final season, for Renegades, Hosein snatched 13 wickets in 9 appearances with an financial system charge of 6.46 because the workforce reached the knockout part.
“Akeal made an actual influence with our workforce final yr. He bowled economically together with within the power-plays and was a wicket-taker for us too,” stated Renegades Common Supervisor, James Rosengarten.
Hosein joins a aspect that has struggled this season, taking a single win in seven outings mendacity second from the underside of the eight groups.
Whereas they haven’t but been eradicated from the knockout stage, Renegades would wish to win their remaining three video games, with a purpose to change the outcomes and advance.
Hosein will start his marketing campaign towards Stars within the Melbourne derby on Jan. 13 earlier than battling Sydney Thunder 4 days later.
He was a part of the West Indies squad, which beat England 3-2 in final month’s five-match T20 Worldwide collection within the Caribbean, choosing up six wickets.