England county side Lancashire has re-signed Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for the upcoming season of the T20 Blast which will start on May 28. The 31-year-old will play there a minimum of the first eight North Group fixtures before returning Australia for his national duty, the club has announced the news. One of the most dangerous T20 players of recent times, Maxwell will take part in five Lancashire Lightning home games, starting against Northants Steelbacks on May 29.

“Last season was one of the best summers of cricket I have ever experienced and I cannot wait to return to Emirates Old Trafford in 2020,” Glenn Maxwell said after signing the new contract.

“We were very unfortunate not to progress further after dominating the North Group and I was so impressed with the talent inside the changing room. I’m very confident we can improve on the quarter-final finish of 2019,” he further added.

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Maxwell played for Lancashire across formats in the last season as well and helped the side earn promotion back to the first division of County Championships too. He recently led the Melbourne Stars to a second consecutive Big Bash League final last month and all set to play for the Kings XI Punjab in the IPL as well. He has scored almost 6,000 T20 runs including three centuries and a career-best of 145 not out against Sri Lanka in 2016 as well.

“Glenn is one of the most sought after players in world cricket and to have signed him again after the enormous impact he made last year is hugely significant as we go in search of a second Vitality Blast title,” Paul Allott, Lancashire’s Director of Cricket shared.

“To have a player of his talent on the pitch, as well as the person he is away from the field, can only enhance our prospects in this year’s tournament. He is extremely generous with his time in passing on his experiences to younger players and will no doubt play a huge part in their development once again,” he added.