Qais Ahmad, the 19-year-old leg-spinner from Afghanistan, has signed for Gloucestershire for the 2020 season. He will be available for all of their T20 Blast matches, along with the final six matches of the County campaign.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP, 2020
Afghanistan's Qais Ahmad signs for Gloucestershire
Qais Ahmed will be avaiable for the full T20 Blast season. © Getty
"I am extremely happy to have signed for Gloucestershire for the T20 Blast and then the County Championship," Ahmad said. "It is a great honour for me to join Gloucestershire after they had such a successful 2019. Having played T20 cricket around the world I have always wanted to play first class cricket in England to develop my red ball skills. I am looking forward to working with Richard Dawson."
Ahmad has already had T20 stints in the BBL, CPL, and the BPL and he was picked in The Hundred draft as well - by Welsh Fire. And though he hasn't made his international debut in the format, he's played