Azeem Rafiq has been added to the England Under-19 squad for next month's tour of South Africa after the Yorkshire spinner successfully applied to become a British citizen.
The off-spinner and the rest of the 16-man squad will arrive in Cape Town on January 6.
They are scheduled to play five one-day internationals, two Twenty20 games and one Test against their South African counterparts.
Rafiq, 17, was thrust into the spotlight this summer after his inclusion in Yorkshire's Twenty20 Cup match with Nottinghamshire caused the Tykes to be ejected from the competition.
Despite captaining England at under-15 and under-16 level, Rafiq did not hold a British passport at the time and had therefore to be classed as an overseas player.
As Yorkshire had failed to de-register Rana Naved-ul-Hasan as their overseas player, the England and Wales Cricket Board cancelled Yorkshire's quarter-final with Durham and awarded their place in the competition to Glamorgan.
John Abrahams, England Under-19 manager, said he was happy to finally have Rafiq available to play for England.
He said: "Azeem is a talented cricketer who has already shown great potential. We're delighted he's now eligible to join the England Under-19 squad and believe the experience of touring in South Africa will help him continue his development as a cricketer."
Rafiq signed a three-year professional contract at Headingley in October after a series of impressive performances for Yorkshire's second XI and academy, whom he recently captained to success in the Academy ARCH Trophy in Dubai.
