Surrey sign Shakib for key Somerset match

Surrey person signed Bangladesh prima Shakib Al Hasan successful clip for their cardinal County Championship lucifer pinch Somerset.

The 37-year-old all-rounder - wide seen arsenic 1 of his country's greatest-ever players - comes successful for nan top-of-the-table conflict astatine Taunton starting connected Monday.

Surrey person 8 players unavailable because of England commitments, pinch Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith, Dan Lawrence and Gus Atkinson each connected Test duty.

Surrey will besides look Somerset successful nan T20 Blast semi-finals astatine Edgbaston connected Saturday.

"When nan opportunity to bring a subordinate of nan value of Shakib to nan nine came on it was an easy determination to make," said Surrey head of cricket Alec Stewart.

"We've been alert for a play of clip that this fixture was apt to beryllium 1 wherever we would person a important number of players distant connected England work and, successful particular, missing 2 of our spinning all-rounders.

"Shakib brings a wealthiness of acquisition and outstanding accomplishment pinch bat and shot and we look guardant to seeing what he tin do for Surrey."

Shakib has scored much than 4,500 runs successful Test cricket astatine an mean of 38 and taken conscionable nether 250 wickets.

He has complete 14,000 runs and 700 wickets successful world cricket and is Bangladesh's starring wicket-taker of all-time successful Test, ODI and Twenty20 cricket.