Somerset County Cricket Club have availed services of one more Pakistan player after they signed opener Imam-ul-Haq for the last four County Championship matches of the season.
The Club have signed Pakistan off-spinner Sajid Khan and he will join them for ahead of next week’s local derby against Gloucestershire.
The right-hander has featured in seven Tests for Pakistan, claiming 22 wickets, with a best of eight for 42. He has played in a total of 49 First Class matches, taking 190 wickets at an average of 26.95. He has claimed five wickets in a match on 11 occasions and 10 wickets twice.
After signing for Somerset Sajid Khan said: “I know that in recent years Babar Azam and Azhar Ali have enjoyed their time at Somerset, and I am looking forward to playing alongside Imam-ul-Haq again.
“I hope that I can contribute to Somerset winning the last four County Championship games of the season.”
Somerset Director of Cricket, Andy Hurry said: “With Jack Leach unavailable due to his England commitments for at least two rounds of Championship cricket, we felt that it was important to recruit an international quality spinner for the County Championship run in.
“After detailed consideration of all the options available to us, we felt that Sajid Khan was the standout individual. He has proved his quality at the very highest level, and he is hungry to test himself in English conditions over the next few weeks.
“He is a player with an outstanding attitude, and he is well aware of exactly what County Championship cricket means to this Club and its Members and supporters.”
