Pakistan men's cricket captain Sarfraz Ahmed has signed for English county team Yorkshire for the Natwest T20 Blast, ESPN Cricinfo has reported.

Sarfraz is set to replace Australia's Peter Handscomb who will be joining Australia's training camp ahead of their tour to Bangladesh. He is expected to play five matches in the league.

Junaid Khan, Mohammad Amir, Shahid Afridi and Imad Wasim are already playing the tournament.