Adelaide Strikers have signed Ollie Pope as a pre-draft for the upcoming season.
In the upcoming season of Big Bash League, England’s brilliant player Ollie Pope will be seen playing for Adelaide Strikers. Adelaide Strikers have signed Ollie Pope as a pre-draft for the upcoming season. The performance of this great player in international cricket has always been very good.
England Test team’s tour of New Zealand is ending on 18 December
Let us tell you, the England Test team’s tour of New Zealand is ending on 18 December and Ollie Pope may miss the Adelaide Strikers’ match against Sydney Thunder on 17 December. Currently, the England team is playing a three-match Test series against Sri Lanka. In this Test series, Pope has been appointed as the stand-in captain in place of Ben Stokes. Ben Stokes is not participating in this important series due to injury.
Adelaide Strikers have many dashing players and now along with them Ollie Pope will also be seen making his mark in the Big Bash League. Let us tell you, Ollie Pope’s performance has been very good in the T20 format for Surrey. This experienced player has an average of 33.25 in 50 matches but Pope had a disappointing batting performance in the recently concluded The Hundred tournament. Playing for London Spirit, he scored just 35 runs in five innings.
After joining the Adelaide Strikers team, Ollie Pope said, ‘Joining the Adelaide Strikers team is a great opportunity for me and the city of Adelaide is also very good and Adelaide Oval is one of the best cricket grounds in the world. I am eagerly waiting for the upcoming season of the Big Bash League. I am looking forward to performing brilliantly in front of the Strikers fans.’
Ollie Pope is a very talented player: Adelaide Strikers head coach Tim Paine
Adelaide Strikers head coach Tim Paine is very excited that Ollie Pope will be seen playing for his team in the upcoming season. Tim Paine said, ‘Pope is a very talented player and his record at the high level has also been very good. His batting style is also explosive and he can also do excellent wicketkeeping.
He will be our key player in the upcoming season. His experience and captaincy will prove to be very effective for our team in the upcoming season.’
