Daniel Christian has signed up for yet another T20 stint, but will this make him a permanent fixture in the Australian limited-overs setup?
Twenty20 cricket has developed a new mould of player. One who constantly hops around the globe looking for new countries, clubs and challenges. They are looking to make a name for themselves and, more often than not, looking for an extra pound or two in their pocket.
Christian is one of those who fits that particular psyche, as he confirmed on Thursday that English county Middlesex Panthers would be the next side he will play Twenty20 cricket for.
Christian has played 125 matches in the format to date, almost three times as many as in the first-class game. And he was granted his international berth for Australia in the limited-overs format.
The bowling all-rounder made his T20 international debut in February 2010, but had to wait almost two years before featuring in a One Day International. He is also devoid of any Test match experience so far. Christian was impressive in that game four years ago, taking two wickets as the baggy greens ripped through the West Indians in Sydney.
Since then though, Christian has been in and out of the international team in the shortest format, with notable absences in the entirety of 2011 and 2013.
An explosive Australian line-up has perhaps gone against Christian, who has mustered just 18 runs in six innings from his 15 games. He is also yet to deliver a revolutionary innings with the ball, with an expensive 3/27 – again against the West Indies – the best of his bowling performances to date.
His “hit and miss” nature has seen highs and lows in the 30-year-old’s Twenty20 career, having been bought for £900,000 by the now-defunct Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League in 2011.
However, Christian was unable to secure an IPL deal this time around, meaning a more permanent spell at Middlesex could be granted to the all-rounder this summer.
Whether that will get him more international appearances though, is yet to be seen.
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