Leicestershire acquire Naveen-ul-Haq for T20 Blast

The Afghanistan right-arm quick has recently had spells in the CPL and the Abu Dhabi T10

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Naveen-ul-Haq has joined Leicestershire as their first overseas player for next season's Vitality Blast.

The 21-year-old has played seven one-day internationals and five T20s for Afghanistan.

His experience in leagues around the world grew significantly in 2020, with spells in the Caribbean Premier League and the Lanka Premier League.

Team Abu Dhabi then signed him up for the recent-concluded T10 League in the United Arab Emirates.

The length of Naveen's deal has not been fully disclosed but he joins a Foxes side who have already brought in Scott Steel, Rishi Patel and Ed Barnes ahead of the 2021 campaign.

Looking forward to this year’s vitality blast with the foxes 🦊 @leicsccc @VitalityBlast @Paulnico199 @1stSportsEvent1 @JamesWelch1983 pic.twitter.com/xGoxutP5JZ

— Naveen ul haq (@imnaveenulhaq) February 12, 2021

"I am delighted to have signed for Leicestershire in the T20 Blast," he said. "It has always been an ambition of mine to play county cricket in England.

"I have heard great things about the T20 Blast. It is exciting to be joining Paul Nixon and his talented squad. I hope to help the team push for T20 silverware this year."

Coach Paul Nixon added: "Naveen is an extremely consistent T20 performer in all global competitions. His clever changes of pace mixed with quicker balls delivered with his unique bowling action make it very tough for opposing batsmen.

"As well as being a talented player under pressure, our young team will learn a lot from a high-class performer like Naveen."