The Australian fable is the latest big name to assurance up for the showpiece at the Kowloon Cricket Club from November 8-9.
Langer, 37, will accompany West Indies abundant Shivnarine Chanderpaul and above New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming in the All-Stars aggregation that will banderole the tournament.
“I'm captivated to be demography allotment in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes and I'm analytic advanced to what promises to be an agitative and aggressive weekend at the Kowloon Cricket Club,” said Langer.
“Having played abounding times adjoin Shivnarine and Stephen during my years in analysis cricket, I apperceive contiguous what abundant players they are and it will be a amusement to aggregation up with them in the All-Stars.
“We'll absolutely be traveling absolute to win the tournament.”
Langer retired from analysis candid endure year afterwards a ablaze 14-year career during which he was recognised as one of the world’s arch aperture batsmen.
The left-hander played 105 tests, accession 23 centuries at an boilerplate of 45.27, and was called Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2001.
He continues to play for Somerset in the English County Championship and will aswell appear for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League next year.
“Justin is one of the accurate greats of the avant-garde bold and we are actual admiring he has agreed to play in the Sixes,” said clash administrator Mark Burns.
“With three top names confirmed, the All-Stars aggregation is demography appearance and we apprehend to assurance up added domiciliary names in the advancing weeks.”
Chanderpaul, 34, was afresh called Wisden Cricketer of the Year and is currently the accomplished ranked batsman in the world.
The Guyana-born ace has played 112 tests, scoring 19 hundreds and 49 fifties.
Fleming, 35, retired from all-embracing candid beforehand this year afterwards a arch 14-year career in which he played 111 tests.
Burns aswell appear this year’s clash would absorb an eight-team format, with the All-Stars abutting six test-playing nations and hosts Hong Kong in the line-up.
“We accept featured 10 teams in the past, but the eight-team architecture is added aggressive and appeals added to players and admirers alike,” said Burns.
“It agency added matches – 22 as against to 21 endure year – and added candid for anniversary team, which is what the players want. It aswell gives assemblage added adventitious to see their favourite teams.
“In addition, the new architecture will aswell be easier to chase and will accomplish anniversary bout added meaningful.”
The clash is accepting organised and answer by the Hong Kong Cricket Association’s bartering arm, China Cricket International Limited.
First captivated in 1992, the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes continues to be absolutely accustomed by the International Cricket Council and is the sport's longest-running, best-established and a lot of high-profile sixes tournament.
Players who accept taken allotment over the accomplished 16 years cover Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Steve and Mark Waugh, Viv Richards, Andrew Flintoff, Adam Gilchrist and Wasim Akram.
The HKCA’s gain from the clash will be ploughed anon aback into candid development in Hong Kong.
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