Afridi, Maxwell included in Hampshire squad

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Hampshire included Afridi and Maxwell in squad for Champions League pre-qualifying tournament.

14 September,2012 10:53 pm

Hants qualified for the tournament for the first time after winning the English T20 competition last month.Afridi played for the Royals in their T20 campaign in 2011, while Maxwell starred in the group stages this year.But Neil McKenzie and Simon Katich are not named as they have already qualified for other teams competing.Pakistan all-rounder Afridi had been scheduled to play for Hampshire in this seasons T20 tournament but the plan was scuppered by visa issues.In Hampshires pre-qualifying group in South Africa are New Zealand side the Auckland Aces and Pakistan outfit Sialkot Stallions. The group winners go through to the Champions League proper.Otherwise, the squad includes the other nine players who beat Yorkshire Carnegie by 10 runs to lift the Friends Life t20 trophy in Cardiff last month, as well as members of the squad who have represented Hampshire in other competitions this season.