BEN BIDS TO REIGN AT KINGS

BENNY HOWELL will make history if he makes his Indian Premier League debut this week – for all kinds of reasons.

The Gloucestershire all-rounder was one of the last players to be snapped up in the auction.

Now the first French-born cricketer to sign for an IPL franchise is hoping to lord it for the Punjab Kings and rub shoulders with some of the sport’s biggest earners after landing a £30,000 payday of his own.

He will also take one more step to proving that ADHD is no barrier to sporting success.

Howell (below) said: “At school I was the weird kid who also happened to be good at sport.

“I’m pretty open about it, I think it’s good to talk about it and normalise it.

“I think it definitely helps my cricket as well, particularly my bowling.

“I’m always trying something new, always mixing things up.” Howell has