Shoaib set for Surrey debut

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Shoaib, who has not played for Pakistan this year, will be aiming to help the top flight's bottom club bridge the 18-point gap between them and those above them when Surrey take on Kent in a four-day game at Canterbury.

Shoaib, who has also played for Somerset, Durham and Worcestershire, told www.cricketnirvana.com: "I am delighted to have been recruited by Surrey. I wanted to go much earlier, but an endorsement in India and then my mother's illness delayed my departure."

He added: "I am fully fit and have lost some weight which would help me bowl at least 15 to 20 overs in an innings.

"It's late summer in England so the weather would be perfect and I would do my best to help the team win all three matches."

Shoaib - who played the last of his 46 Tests last December, shortly after his final one-day international - was recalled to the Pakistan squad for the Champions Trophy, which should have taken place next month but has been postponed because of security concerns.

The 33-year-old hopes to press his claims for a recall to the Pakistan team, with his five-year ban following altercations with the national board recently rescinded.