Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan will play for Sussex County Cricket Club in the Vitality Blast T20 in 2023.
Sussex said that they are delighted to announce that Shadab will be representing them in the T20 tournament.
"Khan, who was appointed vice-captain for Pakistan’s limited over teams in 2021, will join the Sussex Sharks for the entirety of the Blast campaign," Sussex said in a press release.
It is worth mentioning here that Shadab has represented Pakistan in 84 T20Is after making his debut for Pakistan against the West Indies in 2017, where he won the player of the match in the first two matches, taking a total of 7 wickets for 21 runs during the series.
In his 38 T20I batting innings, Shadab has scored 476 runs at a strike-rate of 143.8 and a highest score of 52.
On the occasion, Shadab said it's an honour to follow the footsteps of the legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed.
"I love playing cricket in England. I know Mushtaq Ahmed is a legend at Sussex and it's an honour to follow in his footsteps," he wrote on Twitter.
"Sussex has a proud history and I hope that my skillset will help the team achieve great things in the Blast this year."
Sussex Bowling Coach, James Kirtley, said: "Shadab will provide amazing experience in our middle order, he is someone who has played all around the world and has experienced many situations, which can only benefit our team.
"He really does provide flexibility to our side as he can score runs and take wickets in crucial moments, but more than anything else he is an experienced head that Ravi can go to as captain to look for support when making crucial in-game decisions.
"I know that he will have a massive impact on our team this year."
It should be noted here that the talismanic all-rounder is Pakistan's highest wicket-taker in the shortest format of the game, with 98 wickets.
