Adam Lyth snapped up by Pakistan Super League franchise Multan Sultans

The Yorkshire opening batsman will fly out to Pakistan for the T20 competition which will be played in Karachi and Lahore from February 20 to March 22.

The Whitby native and former Scarborough Cricket Club man joins up with West Indian superstar Carlos Brathwaite, big hitting Australian batsman Chris Lynn, Pakistani legend Shahid Afridi and South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir, while he will also be joined by fellow English batsman James Vince.

Lyth is set for a busy start to 2021 as he is also set to play for Delhi Bulls in the Abu Dhabi T10, which is set to be played between January 28 and February 6.