Rangpur Riders sign Alex Hales

Two years since pulling out of England's tour of Bangladesh due to security fears, Alex Hales has now opted to travel for the upcoming edition of Bangladesh Premier League, reports Cricbuzz.

Rangpur Riders - who retained Chris Gayle, Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Islam and Mohammad Mithun - have snapped him up as the first of the two signings from outside the draft.

"We have signed Hales for the upcoming edition of BPL. We are expecting him to be available throughout the tournament," Riders CEO Ishtiaque Sadeque told the online sports portal.

Hales walks into a dressing room with a familiar face in coach Tom Moody, who is also his coach at Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL.