Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has joined Los Angeles Knight Riders for playing in the biggest US cricket league championship starting on 5 July, just four days after the end of the T20 World Cup in North America.

Los Angeles Knight Riders confirmed roping in Shakib for the second annual season of the tournament on the team’s official Facebook page on Friday.

Other international starts in the team include: West Indies maestros Sunil Narine and Andre Russel as well as English batter Jason Roy and Australian spinner Adam Zampa.

The six-team Major Cricket League would run for about three weeks during 5-28 July in two separate venues: Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas and Church Street Park, North Carolina.

Apart from Los Angeles, teams would represent New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Texas and Washington.