Phil Hughes snapped up by Oz Twenty20 Big Bash team Sydney Thunder

Sydney, July 16(ANI): Sydney Thunder, a franchise in Australia's newly-announced Twenty20 competition the Big Bash League, has confirmed the signing of opening batsman Phillip Hughes.

ughes will now join David Warner, Chris Gayle, Fidel Edwards, Doug Bollinger and Usman Khawaja in what shapes as a formidable squad.

ydney Thunder general manager John Dyson said that securing Hughes' services was a real coup for the club, particularly given his recent form spike.

Go back a couple of years, when New South Wales won the Champions League and he played an enormous part in helping them win that title. He's back in form, he got a hundred the other day for Australia A in Zimbabwe and I think he's just getting better," Fox Sports quoted Dyson, as saying.

"He's unconventional - he's not your traditional opener, but a terrfic batsman," he added. (ANI)