Australia’s star opener Travis Head will join his compatriot Steven Smith at the Washington Freedom Stadium for the upcoming 2024 Cricket Major League Cricket 2024). The MLC will kick off on July 4 after the T20 World Cup. Hyde decided to play cricket instead of taking a break after a big event. After the World Cup, Australia won’t play any international matches until September, when they begin their white-ball tour of England.

Hyde is currently part of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL). He has played 4 games and scored 133 points with an average of 33.25 and a strike rate of 172.73.

After Australia won the T20 World Cup, Head decided to withdraw from the white-ball series against West Indies at home in February this year.

Hyde and Smith will work with Washington Liberty’s new coach, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. Ponting recently replaced Greg Shipperd as the new coach of the MLC side.

Smith joined as Freedom’s brand ambassador last year and Australia’s international schedule allowed him to play until July, making the move widely anticipated.

Smith’s local team in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has signed a high-performance agreement with Freedom.

Apart from Smith, Freedom also recently announced the signing of New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra. They also retained two overseas players for the 2023 season – Marco Janssen and Akair Hussain.

In addition to Smith and Hyde, other Australian stars participating in the second season of the MLC include Adam Zampa (Los Angeles Cavaliers), Spencer Johnson (Cavaliers) and Tim David (MI New York).

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