Haseeb Hameed keen to play one-day cricket in 2017 to further England aims
Tuesday 17 January 2017 14:50, UK
Haseeb Hameed hopes to make an impact in limited-overs cricket this summer after being given the go-ahead to return to the nets.
The Lancashire opener suffered a broken finger three matches into his first England Test series, having scored two half-centuries in his first six senior international innings.
But his county has so far protected Hameed from 20 and 50-over cricket, and he is yet to make his Lancashire debut in anything other than the County Championship.
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Hameed, who turned 20 on Tuesday, hopes that will change early in the 2017 season with England not playing another Test match until the series with South Africa in July.
Speaking at a Chance to Shine tape ball cricket event, Hameed told Sky Sports News HQ: "I've always said I aspire to play all three formats for England, and although I've not made my white-ball debut for Lancashire yet, it's one of my aims going into the season.
"I think it's nice because the 50-over competition has been moved to the start of the season and hopefully I can get involved with that. I'll be prepared and ready to play if I get the chance.
"I've had an X-ray today and it is fully healed now. I've got the go-ahead to start hitting some cricket balls now and I can start preparing for the tour to Sri Lanka next month with the Lions - it's good news."
