Surrey cancel T20 Blast contracts for Shadab Khan and D'Arcy Short

The club had already announced that Australian seamer Michael Neser would not be joining up for the first half of the County Championship campaign

Surrey have become the latest county to cancel the contracts of their overseas players for the 2020 season.

The club had already announced that Australian seamer Michael Neser would not be joining up for the first half of the County Championship campaign.

However, Shadab Khan and D’Arcy Short, who had been due to represent Surrey in the T20 Blast this year, will no longer be fulfilling their contracts, with no professional cricket to take place in England and Wales before July 1 at the earliest.

Director of cricket Alec Stewart said: “I would like to thank both Shadab and D'Arcy and their management companies for their understanding of the current situation and the impact these testing times are having on our game.

"While we continue to prepare for cricket at The Kia Oval this summer, uncertainties around restrictions and scheduling across the world and here in the UK means this is the most sensible decision for both the players and the club for now."

In recent weeks, Kent, Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Lancashire, Essex and Yorkshire have all also cancelled or deferred deals for their overseas players.

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