Imad Wasim in Caribbean league

LAHORE: Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim is relishing the prospect of being part of the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the fourth edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) this summer.

The Wales-born 27-year-old left-arm spinner, who spent his formative years in Swansea, has performed well with both bat and ball for Pakistan so far.

In an interview with cplt20, Imad said: “My Mum and Dad lived in Wales when I was born but I moved then after a few years. . . . it’s nice to be the first Welsh-born Pakistani cricket player. I’m watching the Wales match (EURO 2016 versus England) right now!

“In every international game you play, you learn to adapt to the conditions. I’ve never been to the Caribbean before, so I will learn a lot. When you try to grow and progress, you need these kinds of new things. I’m always a big learner.

“It’s a great honour for me to be part of CPL and Jamaica Tallawahs. I saw the CPL last year and there’s a lot of great talent in the West Indies, and the CPL standard is really good, so I’m really looking forward to playing with the Tallawahs.  “There are great players playing in Jamaica, so I will try to learn from them,” he added.