Banton To Miss BBL | Brisbane Heat

Banton, who turned 22 last month, was scheduled to be available for the Heat after Christmas, once he completed two weeks of hotel quarantine in the wake of the South African tour where he has been a reserve, non-playing member of the ODI and T20I squad.

However, he contacted the club this week to inform them that he was unable to fulfill his contract in the wake of a year of almost constant cricket and bio-security restrictions stemming from the global pandemic.

The dynamic batsman made his BBL debut last season, before playing a One Day International series in South Africa and the Pakistan Super League in February on his return to England.

He featured in the northern summer limited overs series against…