The Yorkshire County Cricket Club can confirm that Pakistan international Hassan Ali will join the Club for the duration of the Vitality Blast.
Ali will replace Naveen Ul-Haq who will no longer join up with the White Rose this season due to injury.
He will also join Yorkshire’s Rothesay County Championship squads for the fixtures against Warwickshire at Scarborough and Leicestershire.
The right arm seamer brings with him an impressive record in domestic T20 cricket, having previously enjoyed three successful spells with Warwickshire in the Vitality Blast. Across those stints, Ali claimed 44 wickets at 14.93.
Internationally, Ali has featured in 57 IT20 matches for Pakistan, taking 72 wickets at an average of 23. Known for his clever variations, the right-arm quick has built a reputation as a genuine match-winner in the shortest format.
Pakistan’s Hassan Ali celebrates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh’s Tanzid Hasan during the first Twenty20 international cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP) (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images)
Gavin Hamilton, General Manager of Cricket, said: “Whilst we’re naturally disappointed to not see Naveen join us this year, in Hassan we have an exceptional replacement.
“He arrives with a wealth of experience and a skillset that we believe will be invaluable to the group. We’re delighted to have secured someone of Hassan’s quality at such short notice, and everyone at the Club is looking forward to welcoming him to Headingley next month.”
