JOHANNESBURG: Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik will joinJohannesburg-based Jozi Stars for the latter stages of the Mzansi SuperLeague Twenty20 tournament this season.
The franchise announced on Thursday that Malik would take over from WestIndian Chris Gayle, the franchise´s marquee overseas signing. Gayle is onlyavailable for the first six of the Stars´ ten league matches.
The Jozi Stars are the defending champions in the tournament, which waslaunched by Cricket South Africa last year despite the lack of a titlesponsor or a major television deal. The 2019 edition will be played betweenNovember 8 and December 16.
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Malik, 37, has played in 35 Tests, 287 one-day internationals and 111 T20internationals for Pakistan. -APP/AFP
