 Harbhajan missed India's stunning Test series win in Pakistan |
Indian star Harbhajan Singh is due to arrive in England on Monday to play for celebrity side Lashings. The off-spinner has played no cricket in 2004, missing all but the first Test on India's dramatic tour of Australia, but he is keen to show he is fit again.
He had to receive surgery in December 2003 in Melbourne to repair a ruptured ligament in his bowling hand.
In April, Harbhajan said he was keen to play for a county. It seems he will have to settle for Lashings instead.
Lashings chairman David Folb told BBC Sport: "He's coming to the UK on Monday and will go straight into our match against Somerset on Tuesday.
"We are hoping he will play for us for about a month."
Harbhajan will be keen to show his fitness in some capacity ahead of India's next period of international engagement - the six-nation Asia Cup starting in mid-July.
His match on Tuesday is a 20-overs-per-side affair in Bath.
Allan Donald, Courtney Walsh, Shahid Afridi and Richie Richardson are all expected to feature in the Lashings side.
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