Trinbago Knight Riders has signed Pakistani leg-spinner Yasir Shah as the replacement for Shadab Khan for the remainder of the Caribbean Premier League 2017.

The 31-year-old would represent Shah Rukh Khan’s TKR in the playoffs of the T20 tournament.

Yasir Shah has recently returned to the country after a good run in County Cricket in England. He will also represent Johannesburg Giants in South Africa’s Global T20 League (GT20).

It is pertinent to mention here that, a few Pakistani stars were part of the CPL2017. They returned to the country for fitness test ahead of World XI tour of Pakistan.

Pakistan Squad

Sarfraz Ahmed (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Fahim Ashraf , Hasan Ali, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Rumman Raees, Usman Khan, Sohail Khan

World XI Squad

Faf du Plessis (capt), David Miller, Morne Morkel, Tim Paine, Thisara Perera, Imran Tahir, Darren Sammy, Hashim Amla, Grant Elliott, Samuel Badree, George Bailey, Tamim Iqbal, Paul Collingwood, Ben Cutting.