miss the start of the regular seas

India Womens opener Smriti Mandhana has signed a one-year deal with Brisbane Heat for the second edition of the Womens Big Bash League, the franchise announced on Tuesday. Mandhana became the second India Womens player to sign for the BBL, after Harmanpreet Kaur, the vice-captain, signed a contract with defending champions Sydney Thunder. Mandhana will join Deandra Dottin, the West Indies vice-captain, as Heats second international recruit for the season.ESPNcricinfo understands the signing had been in the works for over a month now, with the formal announcement coming following BCCIs no-objection certificate.I am looking forward very much to working with the Australian girls in the Heat squad after playing against them last season, Mandhana told Cricket Australia. That was a good series, and I noticed there was a definite difference between their preparation and our preparation so I am keen to learn from the differences.Things like fitness and how they train for a series like the WBBL and the way they work on their fielding are areas I am interested in. It will be exciting to live in a different city and meet new people as well as travel around Australia again.Heat coach Andy Richards said Mandhana was high on their wish list following strong words of recommendation from a number of Australia Women players, who featured in the ODI in Hobart earlier this year where Mandhana struck her maiden international century. She followed that up with scores of 55, 55 and 46 in her next three ODIs.When the opportunity came about that some of the Indian players were going to be available for the WBBL, the Brisbane girls were onto us straight away about Smriti, Richards said. Its going to be an enjoyable experience for all of us as a squad, with her and Deandra joining us. I think its going to make the second season of the WBBL even more exciting.Mandhana came to international limelight in 2014 when she made a half-century in Indias historic Test win over England in Wormsley. She also played a key role in Indias maiden series triumph against Australia earlier this year, when she struck 29 and 22 not out in the teams T20I series win.Adidas Ultra Boost Norge .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. Nmd Norge Shop .Y. - New Orleans forward Anthony Davis was chosen Friday to replace the injured Kobe Bryant in the NBA All-Star game that will be played in his home city. http://www.nmdnorgesalg.com/ . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. Adidas Nmd Xr1 Norge . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. Nmd r1 Norge . Supported by three-run homers from Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos, the young right-hander went seven strong innings in the Washington Nationals 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.ATLANTA -- Tiago Splitter of the Atlanta Hawks will miss the start of the regular season because of a strained right hamstring.The injury is another setback for center-power forward, who was coming back from season-ending hip surgery that also forced him to sit out the Rio Olympics in his native Brazil.Splitter was injured during a recent practice. An MRI on Monday confirrmed a Grade 2 strain, which will keep him out for a minimum of four weeks.ddddddddddddThe 6-foot-11 player was expected to back up new Atlanta center Dwight Howard and forward?Paul Millsap.The Hawks open the season Oct. 27 against Washington. ' ' '