Hasan played five games for Lancashire in the early stages of the 2022 County Championship and thrived, taking 25 wickets at 20.60 including two five-wicket hauls, but the club did not pursue a renewal.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also opened registration window for the foreign player for next year HBL Pakistan Super League.

Lancashire needed an X factor and over the next month or so they might find that Hasan provides it.

Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nauman Ali, Fawad Alam and Mohammad Abbas to captain the six Cricket Association teams in the first-class tournament

The announcement means 10 players in A+ category will now receive a monthly retainer of PKR250,000 each, followed by PKR185,000 each for the 40 cricketers in Category A, PKR175,000 each for 40 players in Category B, PKR165,000 each for the 64 players in Category C and PKR140,000 each for the 37 players in category D.

Each Cricket Association squad comprises 40 players – 32 of which will be awarded domestic contracts, to be announced in due course – along with 10 additional players.

Local player representation in Balochistan’s squad increased to 55pc

Khurram Manzoor equals Saeed Anwar’s record for most List A centuries by Pakistan batsmen as Sindh beat Northern by 13 runs

Karachi Kings had retained Babar Azam and Mohammad Amir, and traded Colin Ingram from United in the Platinum Category

Some of the other foreign stars in the Draft include Banton, Brathwaite, Bravo, Gayle, Lamichhane, Lynn, Miller, Morkel and Steyn