A re-energised Sam Billings is being backed to return to his best for Kent Spitfires this summer. Billings will continue to skipper Kent in the T20 Blast despite being replaced as club captain by batsman Daniel Bell-Drummond at the end of last season.
While things didn’t work out as planned in red-ball cricket for Billings in 2023, he still enjoys a fantastic short-form record.
A T20 Blast winner with Spitfires in 2021, wicketkeeper-batsman Billings helped Lahore Qalandars win the 2023 Pakistan Super League title and was part of the Brisbane Heat squad crowned Big Bash League champions in Australia earlier this year.
He didn’t play in the Final as he headed off to captain Dubai Capitals to the ILT20 Final. Billings top-scored with 40 off 29 balls, but his team lost to MI Emirates by 45 runs.