Nottinghamshire have signed South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir.
Tahir replaces Ben Hilfenhaus as the club's overseas player after the former Australia international was forced to return home due to a hip injury.
Tahir, 36, will play in both red and white ball cricket, although he will leave the club briefly in August due to international commitments.
Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell said: " We were always open to replacing Ben with a spinner, Imran was available and looks a good option for us.
"We've started to play on some increasingly dry pitches this season, surfaces on which an extra spin option might help us win some matches. With the signing of Imran, we'll have that in most of our matches between now and the end of the season.
"We see him as someone who can have success for us in both red and white ball cricket.
"A world class leg-spinner is a valuable commodity to any side in any form of the game, particularly one of Imran's quality and experience.
"We've built some momentum with the cricket we have played in recent weeks. Hopefully this addition will help us maintain that through to the end of the season."
The widely-travelled Tahir is set to make his debut in the Royal London One Day Cup fixture against Essex on Sunday.
He will then be available for the games against Lancashire and Middlesex, and the LV= County Championship match against Worcestershire, before temporarily returning to South Africa for the T20 and ODI series against New Zealand.
Following the conclusion of that series on Wednesday August 26, he will return to Trent Bridge for the remainder of the campaign.
Source: PA
