Surrey have announced that Mushtaq Ahmed will deputise for his Pakistan colleague Saqlain Mushtaq during the upcoming Morocco Cup.

Saqlain is on his way to meet up with the Pakistan squad taking part in the three-team tournament in Tangier, before returning on 22 August.

Leg-spinner Mushtaq, who is currently playing league cricket in Staffordshire, last played county cricket in 1998 for Somerset.

He has not appeared for Pakistan since March 2001, with youngster Danish Kaneria currently keeping him out of the side.

Mushtaq makes his debut for Surrey in the match against Sussex at Hove starting on Thursday.