Pope, who’s main England towards Sri Lanka attributable to Ben Stokes’ hamstring damage, shall be accessible for Strikers after the Check tour of New Zealand which finishes on December 18 which suggests he’ll miss not less than their first match.
Pope shall be seeking to construct on a T20 document of 1295 runs at 28.77 and a strike-rate of 132.82. He had a lean time within the latest Hundred for London Spirit the place he made 35 runs in 5 innings.
He could have an opportunity to group up with Ashes adversaries Travis Head and Alex Carey, the latter who has signed a brand new four-year deal, when they’re accessible for the BBL for a brief window after the India Check collection.
“Ollie Pope is an distinctive expertise with a confirmed observe document on the highest degree,” Tim Paine, Strikers’ new head coach, mentioned. “His dynamic batting type and wicket-keeping talents are a unbelievable addition to our squad.”
The BBL draft will happen on September 1.