The Sydney Sixers are hoping to lure Yohan Blake to play in Australia’s domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League after fellow sprint star Usain Bolt said he wanted to turn out for the Melbourne Stars.

Like Bolt, Blake is cricket-mad, and Sixers chief executive Stuart Clark said he was keen on setting up a showdown between the world’s two fastest men on the cricket field.

“For one he is a great athlete, and yes he would be a marketer’s dream, but from all reports he can actually play cricket and that’s better than anything else,” Clark said.

“If he can do what he says he can do, and I have no reason to disbelieve him, Yohan would be a marquee player for me to sign. I would definitely be considering it.”

This week, Shane Warne re-vealed he was leading a campaign to bring Bolt to Melbourne, with negotiations underway with the Melbourne Stars, the former Test leg-spinner’s club.

Bolt played cricket before turning to the track and has long voiced a love for the game.

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