Essentially Group Ltd, which is headed by Jersey resident John
Byfield, will be responsible for negotiating contracts for the player, who is one of the world’s most prolific cricketers.
The AIM-listed company is now a leading global force in sport star management for cricket as well as rugby and Formula One. It also specialises in sports marketing and media services, which account for 75 per cent of its turnover.
Mr Byfield started the business in Jersey in 2001 and it has since grown to employ 90 people through subsidiary companies and offices in London, Mumbai, Melbourne, South Africa and New Zealand.
