Sodhi’s Notts T20 stint a first step to longer stay
ISH Sodhi is targeting a longer stay in England and is hopeful his stint in Notts’ T20 side will help that ambition.
Leg-spinner Sodhi, 24, available for the entirety of the T20 Blast campaign, has been particularly effective in the shortest format taking 21 wickets in 12 T20Is for New Zealand.
Those scalps have come at an average of 14.47 and a strike-rate of a wicket every 13 balls. But, having made 41 international appearances in all formats, Sodhi wants to play more in this country.
He said: “In the last year or so I have definitely been a lot more successful in the T20 format than in the other stuff.
“But in the last six months I have been finding my way in the four- day game and onedayers.
“At this stage the T20 is the main focus but in the future I would love to come over and play all the forms. That’s still a little way away so I will continue to look to hone my T20 skills and try to be in tip-top condition when I come over.
“It’s great to play at these grounds where I will potentially play a World Cup, which I am targeting. It will be great to get used to conditions. The opportunity came up and I will try to grab it with both hands.”
Sodhi will be the second overseas players at Trent Bridge this summer, with Australian all-rounder Dan Christian returning after being a member of the side that won nine matches in a row in 2016 to reach Finals Day.