Australian Test batsman Usman Khawaja will join Derbyshire for the upcoming English County season.
Subject to Cricket Australia providing a no objection certificate, the 24-year-old left-hander will head to England from the beginning of the County campaign through to the conclusion of England's domestic Twenty20 competition.
That means he'll be eligible for eight County matches, six 40-over matches and the entire T20 competition.
Khawaja became Australia's first Muslim cricketer when he made his Test debut in the final Ashes Test at the SCG earlier this month.
Derbyshire's head of cricket, John Morris, said landing the highly rated NSW player was a good grab for the county.
"Usman is an extremely talented batsman whose prolific record in Sheffield Shield cricket has fired him into the thoughts of the Australian selectors," Morris said.
"Although he made his debut in the final Test of the Ashes series, Usman has been part of the Australia setup for several months and was part of the touring squad that visited the County Ground last season.
"Successful stints in County cricket have played an integral part in the development of many successful Australian cricketers and I'm sure Usman will benefit hugely from this experience."
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