Hasan Ali will play area cricket without precedent for his profession subsequent to marking an agreement with Lancashire for six County Championship apparatuses.
Hasan, 27, was the third-most noteworthy Test wicket-taker in 2021 with 41 wickets at 16.07 and is the 10th Pakistan player to sign a province contract for this season after Shan Masood (Derbyshire), Zafar Gohar, Naseem Shah (both Gloucestershire), Mohammad Abbas (Hampshire), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Middlesex), Mohammad Rizwan (Sussex), Azhar Ali (Worcestershire) and Haris Rauf (Yorkshire).
"I'm extremely invigorated at the possibility of playing province cricket in England without precedent for my vocation," Hasan said. "Emirates Old Trafford is an arena which holds extraordinary recollections for me, in the wake of making my T20 International presentation against England there in 2016.
"I'm extremely pleased to continue in the strides of Wasim Akram, a Pakistan legend, who generally discusses exceptionally of his experience with Lancashire. I can hardly wait to get together with the crew in April and I desire to make a critical commitment in the games that I play."
Hasan will show up in Manchester toward the beginning of April following Pakistan's series against Australia and will be accessible for Lancashire's season opener against Kent at Canterbury on April 14. His last debut will come against Essex on May 19.
Lancashire were pipped to the Championship title by Warwickshire on the last day of the 2021 season and will be relied upon to contend again this year.
The marking of Hasan - who will be their second abroad player in the Championship close by commander Dane Vilas - further reinforces a crease assault which highlights Saqib Mahmood, Tom Bailey, Luke Wood and Danny Lamb. James Anderson, who was as of late avoided with regard to England's visit through the Caribbean, is additionally set to be accessible in the beginning phases of the period.
Glen Chapple, Lancashire's lead trainer, said: "Hasan is a top notch player and has a fine record in top of the line and Test match cricket. We accept that his red-ball abilities will supplement our bowling assault pleasantly and that the experience he has acquired at worldwide level can bring a ton into our changing area."
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