Somerset sign Sajid Khan for four-match County Championship stint

The Pakistan spinner has taken 190 wickets across his first-class career and averages 17.30 with the bat

Somerset have signed Pakistan international Sajid Khan for the final four matches of their 2022 LV= Insurance County Championship campaign.

The Pakistan spinner is in line to make his debut in the derby fixture against Gloucestershire at Taunton on September 5.

Khan, 28, has made 49 first-class appearances across his career to date, picking up 190 wickets at 26.95 and also averages 17.30 with the bat.

He made his international debut against Zimbabwe in May 2021 and has collected 22 wickets at 37.81 in seven Test outings. He produced career-best figures of 12 for 128, including first-innings figures of 8 for 42, against Bangladesh in last December.

^{Khan is tasked with filling Jack Leach's shoes [Julian Finney/Getty Images]}

"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," Khan said.

"I hope that I can contribute to Somerset winning the last four County Championship games of the season."

Director of cricket, Andy Hurry, added: "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."