Warwickshire recruit Dominic Drakes to replace Hassan Ali in T20 Blast

Drakes was a member of the Yorkshire team which reached Finals Day in 2022, taking 10 wickets with an economy of 8.84 in five matches

Warwickshire have signed West Indies bowler Dominic Drakes as a replacement for Hassan Ali.

If selected for Warwickshire's T20 Blast clash with Notts Outlaws on Friday (June 30), Hassan will make his final appearance for the Bears before returning to Pakistan ahead of their Test series against Sri Lanka.

Drakes is in line to make his Warwickshire bow against Durham on July 2 and will be available for the remainder of the T20 Blast.

The Bears have already qualified for the knockout stages and currently sit top of the North Group.

Drakes has made 43 T20 appearances across his career, taking 43 wickets with an economy of 9.13, six of which have come for West Indies.

^{Drakes represented Yorkshire last season, reaching Finals Day [Gareth Copley/Getty Images]}

^{Hassan Ali has been selected for Pakistan's Test squad [Gareth Copley/Getty Images]}

In 2022, he was a member of the Yorkshire squad which reached Finals Day, taking 10 wickets with an economy of 8.84 in five matches.

Drakes said: "I can't wait to link up with the squad ahead of what's an exciting time for the club. The team have shown [themselves] to be one of the strongest in the competition and I'm looking forward to adding to their initial success in the closing stages.

"I love playing in big crowds and having the opportunity to play in a quarterfinal, plus the chance to go one step further to Finals Day is exciting."

Performance director, Gavin Larsen, added: "We're really pleased to welcome Dominic to the squad. Dominic loves the big stage and is comfotable taking the ball in the powerplay and high-pressure moments.

"As a left-armer, Dominic will add something different to our pace attack and we can't wait to see how he fares before the quarter-final."