Sydney Thunder deny contract with Harmanpreet Kaur

Sydney Thunder deny contract with Harmanpreet Kaur

Reigning Big Bash League Champions Sydney Thunder have confirmed that they have not signed a contract with India Women’s team all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur until now. Although, Sydney Thunder’s general manager Nick Cummins said that they had her firmly in sights. It was reported on Friday that BCCI President Anurag Thakur had confirmed her signing after the BCCI working committee meeting ended in Dharamsala. However, the reports were premature. Cummins said – “”We have been in discussions with Harmanpreet about joining Sydney Thunder for WBBL02. At the moment no contract has been signed by the player or the club,” as quoted by cricket.com.au. ALSO READ: Harmanpreet Kaur signs deal with Sydney Thunder for BBL 2016-17

Only recently the BCCI has cleared the women players to participate in overseas leagues. Harmanpreet will be the first to play in a foreign franchise if she can ink a deal with Thunders. Meanwhile, Alex Blackwell, the SydneyThunders captain had said earlier – “I think we saw in the Indian team some very dynamic players, including Veda Krishnamurthy and Harmanpreet Kaur, I think these two stood out. We have a pretty solid team… but we have an opportunity to bring another overseas players in and we’ll be looking to spend that spot wisely. Hopefully we’ll get one of the best players around the world,” as quoted by espncricinfo.com. ALSO READ: Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jhulan Goswami’s way to WBBL despite BCCI’s reluctance

Blackwell had made the comment after India beat Australia 2-1 in the T20 series at the latter’s home. Harmanpreet had scored 46 off 31 balls in the first game then. She had continued her form in the T20 World Cup that followed soon after the series. She scored 89 runs and took seven wickets in four matches for India.