Junaid Khan has not played since Pakistan’s defeat to Sri Lanka in the Colombo Test last month © Getty Images
County side Middlesex signed Pakistan’s Junaid Khan as their latest overseas player and a replacement to Jos Burns. The latter was brought on board when Adam Voges was initially signed as captain, who is now in the playing XI in Australia’s Ashes squad. Junaid has previously played county cricket with Lancashire, for whom he took 31 Twenty20 wickets at 14.58 during between 2011 and 2014. His first game for Middlesex could come against Lancashire at Blackpool on Wednesday. READ: Sunil Gavaskar completes 25 years as international cricket commentator
According to a report from Cricinfo, the director of Middlesex expressed their pleasure to have Junaid in the team. “We are delighted to have got a bowler of Junaid’s quality at such short notice,” Angus Fraser, Middlesex’s director of cricket, said.
“I would like to thank the Pakistan Cricket Board for their help in getting this deal through. With over 80 international appearances and over 150 international wickets he will bring variety, experience and further quality to our bowling attack. His time with Lancashire means he has experience of English conditions. His presence will ease the workload on our main seamers too,” he added. READ: Suresh Raina: I have not been given enough chances to prove my calibre as a Test cricketer
The seamer has not played since Pakistan’s defeat to Sri Lanka in the Colombo Test last month. A regular face in the side since his debut in 2011, he has struggled since returning from a knee injury sustained in late 2014.