Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir is signed agreement with Lord’s-based LondonSpirit to play in this year’s first season of English cricket’s Hundredcompetition.

Besides Amir, Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi will also play for the team.South Africa’s female player Chloe Tryon, all-rounder player, has alsosigned for the Spirit’s women’s team.

In Hundred, a new 100-balls-per-side competition, eight franchises eachwith men’s and women’s team, will take part.

Amir’s signing comes weeks after he announced to quit from internationalcricket over issue with the management of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

London Spirit have also continued to strengthen their men’s squad withSurrey and former England seamer Jade Dernbach, Derbyshire all-rounder LuisReece and Northamptonshire wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Rossington all beingretained.

London Spirit are one of eight teams taking part in The Hundred, the new100-ball competition that is designed to throw open cricket’s doors toeveryone. Boasting world class men’s and women’s players, it will takeplace this summer and feature eight city-based teams from Birmingham,Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Southampton and two in London. Itwill be screened live by Sky and the BBC.

More than 100 players have now confirmed for the highly anticipatedcompetition with all of the eight city-based teams announcing signingstoday.

The remaining retained men’s players will be announced on Thursday 4February while the women’s squads will continue to be confirmed in thecoming months.