KARACHI: After the outburst of the news of Jamacian Sprint star Yohan Blake joining Australia T20 league, Australian pacer Brett Lee has expressed his wish of mentoring Blake for Sydney Sixers.
Lee has said he will be more than happy to mentor Blake in the art of fast bowling if he joins him at the Sydney Sixers for the Big Bash Twenty20 competition.
“I'm happy to mentor Yohan in fast bowling, as long as he teaches me how to run 100 metres in 10 seconds," said Lee, the son of a sprinter.
“He is one of the greatest sportsmen in the world and he'd bring colour and international exposure to the Big Bash League, it'd be fantastic,” Lee added.
Blake's management have said they would be devoted if it does not hamper with his sprint commitments, and Sixers Chief Executive Stuart Clark is awaiting a response.
However Cricket Australia's national Chairman of selectors John Inverarity is of the view that inclusion of Bolt or Blake would moderate the integrity of the Big Bash.
“T20 cricket is very much entertainment, it's a very heavy focus on just being entertainment, so he (Bolt) would certainly be a drawcard,” Inverarity said.
He further said, “I'd be hesitant to run two if you hit one just wide to him on the boundary. I can imagine he'd throw very well, too. But I think we've got to be careful it just doesn't become a novelty event.”
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