Chris Lynn may be battling with injuries for few months, but it has had no impact on BBL franchise Brisbane Heat showing a keen interest in retaining their key player as Chris Lynn, the aggressive right-handed batsman, has been retained by his franchise for a record price.
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He has signed a deal for five years, and as per a report in Cricket.com.au, the monetary value of the deal is worth $1m. This price automatically makes Lynn the highest ever paid a player in the history of Big Bash League.
Lynn will be making his comeback to competitive cricket during the seventh edition of the T20 league.Recently, he underwent a shoulder surgery and decided to miss the Australian summer. Though his BBL comeback was confirmed and with this deal, it has been confirmed that Lynn will be making his return to competitive cricket.
Lynn was a vital cog in Brisbane Heat’s wheel last year as he scored a total of 309 runs in five innings at an average of 154.50 with a strike rate of 177.58. He was later called to the ODI squad for the series against Pakistan as well. He made his debut in the first ODI but was later ruled out of the complete series due to a neck injury.
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He then made his comeback for one game for the first-class game for Queensland against Victoria and then flew to India for IPL. However, after playing just two games, he injured himself and was forced to spend a month on the bench. He did not return to the country though and continued to be the part of the franchise. He appeared in three more games for KKR.
Lynn was also given a place in the ICC Champions Trophy squad but played only two practice games as he was not given a chance in Australia’s all the three rain-marred games.
Lynn would be looking to make his comeback in style during the T20 and then aim for a spot in Australian squad as well, for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against England next year, that will follow the Ashes series between the two countries.
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