Roy to play for Sixers

It was learned from the official website of Surrey County Cricket Club that the England opener Jason Roy, who plays for the County side, will fly out from London on Thursady to join Sylhet Sixers.

According to the announcement made in Surrey's official website, Roy is said to be featuring in the remainder of the sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Sylhet. However, there was no official announcement regarding this from the franchise.   

Earlier it was known that Sylhet skipper David Warner is set to leave the franchise and return to Australia after the Sylhet leg to be medically assessed after reporting an elbow pain while playing in the BPL.