Kiwi star Ross Taylor signs with Durham for 20-20 league

Wellington (New Zealand), Apr.21 (ANI): New Zealand star batsman Ross Taylor has signed up with English county champions Durham for the English Twenty20 league.

Taylor will join South African all-rounder Albie Morkel as the two overseas players for the Durham squad before their first fixture on June 4, the BBC reports.

He could also qualify for four teams in the lucrative Champions League tournament in India later this year.

He has already played for New Zealand Twenty20 champions Central Districts and Australian domestic winners Victoria while his Royal Challengers Bangalore team are through to the semifinals of the Indian Premier League. (ANI)