Former World Cup winner Jason Roy will line up for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred this summer season, reside on Sky Sports activities.
The opener, a part of England’s 2019 World Cup triumph, has performed for the Oval Invincibles for the previous three seasons however was handed over within the draft earlier this yr.
Roy scored 154 runs in 9 matches final yr and 391 runs in that three-year span, the second-most in workforce historical past, with the 33-year-old Invincibles profitable the cup in 2023.
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He replaces Braydon Kars, who will miss the competitors this summer season as he serves a ban for betting offences, whereas Roy is now a part of the Superchargers squad coached by Andrew Flintoff.
“I am unable to wait to affix Northern Superchargers,” mentioned Roy. “It appears to be like like we have got a extremely good group and the considered taking part in for Freddie’s workforce is basically thrilling. As a child, you watch a man like him smash it, and he will be enjoyable to work with.
“I’d have been disillusioned to overlook out on The Hundred so I am glad I bought the prospect and I am wanting ahead to attending to Leeds and having fun with the competitors.”
Northern Superchargers Males’s Workforce: Harry Brook, Graeme Clarke, Jordan Clarke, Adam Hose, Tom Lawes, Callum Parkinson, Dylan Pennington, Nicholas Pouran (Abroad), Matthew Potts, Adil Rasheed, Ollie Robinson, Jason Roy, Daniel Sams (Abroad ), Matthew Brief (abroad), Ben Stokes, Rhys Topley.
Watch The Hundred reside on Sky Sports activities from 23 July to 18 August
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