KARACHI - Pakistan's discarded paceman, Junaid Khan is set to play for English county side Middlesex. Left arm bowler is expected to play for 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup and feature against Lancashire on July 29 at Blackpool, a website reported on Friday.
Swabi-born was not considered for the selection in Pakistan ongoing tour of Sri Lanka. Junaid Khan had last played in England for Lancashire in 2014 where he took 19 wickets in 10 Natwest T20 Blast matches with best figures of 4/12 and was instrumental in his side's advance to the final of that competition.
Apart from his pivotal role in Lancashire's success during his stint in 2014, Junaid Khan also proved to be very popular with the Lancashire fans. Junaid had played 52 one-day internationals since his debut in April 2011 taking an impressive 78 wickets at an average of 25.72 at an economy rate of just above five. Surprisingly he has only featured in nine T20 internationals, where he had eight wickets at an average of 29.50.