Saturday 5 December 2015 09:11, UK
Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara will be exhibiting his skills in Australia's domestic Twenty20 league next season.
It is a huge boost to the shorter format competition Down Under, with the 37-year-old committing himself to the Hobart Hurricanes.
Sangakkara, who retired from limited-overs internationals after the recent World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, will be based at the Bellerive Oval in Tasmania for the next two editions of the Big Bash.
He said: "I have always loved Hobart when visiting with the Sri Lankan team, the people are friendly and the scenery is beautiful.
"I am looking forward to spending more time there and getting to see more of it."
The next Big Bash tournament will get under way in December.
Sangakkara has scored three centuries in seven Tests and one-dayers at Bellerive Oval, including 192 in a Test against Australia in 2007 and an unprecedented fourth straight ODI century against Scotland during the World Cup.
Sangakkara signed up for Surrey in January and will be available for the county for the majority of the English domestic season.
