Faheem Ashraf joins Northants for first half of 2020 season

The Pakistan seamer took 11 wickets in as many Blast matches last term but will be available across all forms next year

Northamptonshire have re-signed Faheem Ashraf for the first half of the 2020 season.

The 25-year-old will be available across all formats up until the end of the T20 Blast group stage, subject to NOC clearance.

Faheem took 11 wickets for Northants during the 20-over competition last term.

“He’s a little bit different bowling wise to what we currently have, he’s got a little bit more pace, he’s a swing bowler and he’s got a batting average of 30.” said head coach David Ripley.

“I think the key element for Faheem is although we signed him for white-ball cricket this year it was pretty clear to see he could bat properly. He’s played Test match cricket for Pakistan so he’s a genuine three formats cricketer.”

Having played four Tests, 23 one-day internationals and 26 T20s, Faheem has plenty of international experience with Pakistan.

The spell back at Northants will come ahead of Pakistan facing England in three Tests and three T20s.

Adam Rossington, the red-ball skipper, added: “I think he’s definitely a genuine allrounder, he’s a very good batsman and though we didn’t get to see him bat too many times in the T20 we know he’ll slot in well.

“He’s very skilful and offers something a little bit different to the bowlers we’ve got. It does tend to be a bit more bowler friendly here than in Pakistan, particularly with the Dukes ball so hopefully early season there’ll be a bit in the wickets for him.”

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