Pakistan’s Test skipper smashed Australia’s bowling attack to all parts of the Abu Dhabi venue in his side’s second innings of the second Test nine days ago, bringing up his century from 56 balls to equal the mark set by the great Sir Vivian Richards in 1986.
Since, Misbah has made it three hundreds in as many innings in Test cricket, proving himself one of the world’s most in-form batsmen.
While Misbah told bigbash.com.au that his immediate focus was on more success in the series against New Zealand and next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup, the 40-year-old said he will consider a BBL offer if one comes his way.
A number of Pakistanis have blazed the BBL trail, including Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq for Melbourne Renegades, and Shoaib Malik with Hobart Hurricanes.
“I have not received any such offer,” Misbah told cricket.com.au prior to the first Test against New Zealand.
“It could be due to the fact that most of the times we are busy with international assignments when the Big Bash League is going on.
Misbah hasn’t played a T20 international since February 2012, however the middle-order batsman boasts an impressive record in the 20-over format with an average of 35.71 from 113 matches.
With a number of international stars already making the trip Down Under for BBL|04, League manager Anthony Everard has welcomed the prospect of Misbah joining the tournament this season.
“We would welcome any player of Misbah’s quality in BBL|04,” Everard said.
“We saw first-hand last week what a destructive batsman he can be and I’m sure that the fans in Australia would love to be supporting him on their team.
“The BBL is blessed this year with some of the most attacking batsmen from around the world participating, including Kevin Pietersen, Kieron Pollard, and Luke Wright and we’d love to see Misbah join in the fun.
“We already have Sir Viv involved in the BBL via his relationship with the Melbourne Stars, so it’d be great to have the two fastest Test century makers of all time involved in BBL|04.”
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