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- Updated: October 5, 2016
Gloucestershire allrounder Benny Howell has become the first professional cricketer in England openly to reject advice from the players’ association not to take part in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Howell – the top wicket-taker in this year’s NatWest T20 Blast but still relatively unknown – will join up with Khulna Titans in November. He confirmed his intention to travel as he agreed a new three-year contract with Gloucestershire.
The Professional Cricketers’ Association has advised England-qualified players against participating in this year’s BPL on security grounds. It was happy to sanction the England tour of Bangladesh after the PCA chief executive, David Leatherdale, was centrally involved in the process, but does not anticipate the same level of protection at the BPL.
But Howell said: “It is a massive opportunity for me. It is a league on the up and I hope the experience can help me push on to the next level and bring me closer to achieving my dream of playing for England.
“It is going to be very different to playing here in England but I am just going to try and enjoy it and try to learn as much as I can from playing with and against some of the best T20 players in the world.”
Respected for his skilful variations and changes of pace. Howell …
