Hafeez to replace AB at Middlesex

LONDON: Mohammad Hafeez has signed for Middlesex as AB de Villiers’ replacement for three Vitality T20 Blast games.

De Villiers’ initial stint finished with a victory against Surrey last week, but he will return to the club for the final two games of the group stage, and the knockouts if Middlesex qualify.Hafeez has been playing in the Global T20 Canada — he hit 85 runs in five innings for Edmonton Royals — and is expected to be available for Wednesday’s game at Essex.

This will be Hafeez’s first stint in county cricket, though he did play club cricket in the Liverpool League in 2004 and 2005.Hafeez retired from Test cricket in December, but remains available for white-ball internationals.