LONDON, May 19: Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis is set to sign for English county Warwickshire as a replacement for injured New Zealand paceman Shane Bond.

A source close to the Pakistani fast bowler said on Monday: “Waqar said the deal would be announced tomorrow (Tuesday).”

Waqar, 31, is already in England, where he has done commentary work for satellite broadcaster Sky, and is due to take part in a celebrity cricket match on behalf of London-based charity Cancer Research UK next month.

Bond returned home last week from New Zealand’s tour of Sri Lanka with a back injury. If he is out of action for more than four weeks, England and Wales Cricket Board regulations allow a county to sign a replacement.

On Monday, a Warwickshire spokeswoman refused to confirm or deny if Waqar was on the brink of arriving at Edgbaston but said a statement would be issued on Tuesday in the light of more information about Bond’s injury.

Waqar has plenty of county experience, having previously played for both Surrey and Glamorgan.—AFP