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All-rounder signs on as Replacement Player for Brendan Doggett
Thunder Nation crowd favourite, Arjun Nair, will play a role in Sydney Thunder’s BBL|11 campaign after signing-on as a Replacement Player for fast bowler Brendan Doggett, who’ll miss the start of the tournament with a side strain.
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Nair, a 23-year-old right-handed batter and finger spin bowler who grew up in Sydney’s western suburbs, has taken 22 wickets and hit 238 runs from the 33 games he’s played for Thunder.
He stole centre stage as a teenager during BBL|07 when he took strike at Manuka Oval against the Melbourne Renegades when Thunder was struggling at 3-45. He displayed plenty of flair as he scored 45 runs off 25 balls.
As a bowler, Nair has long prided himself on knowing his plans and sticking to them.
CNSW Head of Male Cricket Michael Klinger said Nair added plenty to the Trevor Bayliss-coached Thunder squad.
“Arjun has been a member of Sydney Thunder for a few years and his bowling provides plenty of versatility,” said Klinger. “It’s also been especially pleasing to see that his batting is going from strength to strength.”
SYDNEY THUNDER BBL|11 SQUAD
Head Coach: Trevor Bayliss
Assistants: Shawn Bradstreet, Chandika Hathurusinghe
Contracted Players: Usman Khawaja (C), Sam Billings (ENG), Jonathan Cook, Ben Cutting, Ollie Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (ENG), Baxter Holt, Saqib Mahmood (ENG), Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain
Replacement Players: Arjun Nair (replacement for Brendan Doggett), Sam Whiteman (Usman Khawaja)
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Thunder is set to open its BBL|11 campaign against the Brisbane Heat on Monday 6 December at Manuka Oval.
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SYDNEY THUNDER BBL|11 HOME GAMES
Mon 6 Dec | V Brisbane Heat | 7:15pm | Manuka Oval
Sun 12 Dec | V Melbourne Stars | 7:15pm | Sydney Showground Stadium
Sun 26 Dec | V Sydney Sixers | 6:05pm | Sydney Showground Stadium
Tues 28 Dec | V Perth Scorchers | 7:15pm | Manuka Oval
Sun 2 Jan | V Adelaide Strikers | 7:15pm | Sydney Showground Stadium
Thurs 13 Jan | V Hobart Hurricanes | 4:00pm | Sydney Showground Stadium
Wed 19 Jan | V Melbourne Renegades | 4:40pm | Sydney Showground Stadium
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The Sydney Thunder is an Australian professional cricket team competing in the Big Bash League (BBL). Based at Sydney Showground Stadium, the Thunder, along with the Sydney Sixers, succeeded the New South Wales Blues from the defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
