Abidine Sakande
# Abidine Sakande

Abidine Sakande (born 22 September 1994) is an English cricketer who played for Sussex County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm medium bowler who also bats right-handed.

Sakande was born in Chester to a father who had immigrated from Burkina Faso. He was educated at Ardingly College and St John's College, Oxford. Sakande made his first-class debut for Oxford University Cricket Club in the University Match in 2014. He spent the 2016–17 off-season playing club cricket in New Zealand.

Sakande declined Sussex's offer of a contract extension in 2019, and left the club at the end of the season.

He now plays for Leicestershire.

