The Barbados Tridents have announced the signing of Australia batsman Steve Smith for the 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League.
Smith will replace Shakib al Hasan, who is no longer available for the tournament.
The former Australia Test captain returns to the tournament for the first time in five years, having featured in the 2013 event for Antigua Hawksbills.
Tridents coach Robin Singh said: “It is a huge blow to lose Shakib for the tournament but in Steve Smith we have a truly world-class replacement who can help to bring power to our batting lineup. As a man who has played cricket at the highest level all over the world we are very confident that Smith will be a big success with the Tridents.”
CPL 2018 will run from 8 August to 16 September. The Tridents start their season with an away trip to the Guyana Amazon Warriors on 12 August.
