Pace bowler Naveen-ul-Haq joined Leicestershire County Cricket Club on Friday.

In a statement, the club shared the information about the joining, The club said, "Leicestershire County Cricket Club is pleased to announce the signing of Afghanistan international pace bowler Naveen-ul-Haq for the 2021 Vitality Blast campaign."

Naveen-ul-Haq has recently appeared for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2020 edition of the Caribbean Premier League as well as Team Abu Dhabi in the recently concluded Abu Dhabi T10 league.The 21-year old, known for fast bowling with slower ball varieties from an unorthodox bowling action.

Naveen played in Afghanistan's final T20I against Ireland in which he took 3 for 21 from his allotted four overs, and also featured in the 3-0 ODI series win where he took a total of eight for 155. Talented Naveen often bowls in extreme pressure situations, including powerplay situations and at the back end of the innings, making his respective economy rates of 6.47 and 7.42 in international and domestic cricket all the more impressive. He has taken 10 wickets in the international arena at an outstanding average of 12.30, while is 55 T20 wickets have come at 23.47 apiece.

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