NEW DELHI: On Thursday, it used to be showed that India captain Virat Kohli will skip Afghanistan’s debut Test match for a one-month stint with London club Surrey ahead of a bumper excursion of England this summer time. Looking to hone his batting talents in bowler-friendly stipulations in England - who doesn’t be mindful his abysmal excursion there in 2014? - Kohli will play for Surrey thru June, which means he will be to be had for 4 County Championship matches towards Hampshire, Somerset and Yorkshire and perhaps three one-day games versus Kent, Middlesex and Glamorgan.
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This makes Kohli the fourth Indian cricketer after Cheteshwar Pujara (Yorkshire), Ishant Sharma (Sussex) and Varun Aaron (Leicestershire) to be allowed to play county cricket this season by the BCCI.
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Following Kohli’s signing with Surrey for the month of June, right here’s a have a look at one of the different leading Indian cricketers who had county stints prior to now.
Sunil Gavaskar (1980)
The Indian batting legend performed one season for Somerset, completing with 686 run from 15 first-class matches at an average of 34.29. Gavaskar struggled throughout an unusually wet English summer time and controlled two rankings of be aware: a second-innings 138 versus Surrey at The Oval and 75 towards Gloucestershire. In 16 one-day matches for Somerset, he scored fifties towards Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire, 90 towards Kent and 123 in a one-run loss to Middlesex.
Mohammad Azharuddin (1991, 1994)
Across two seasons within the early 1990s, Azharuddin performed 31 first-class matches for Derbyshire from which he totalled 2728 runs at an average of 54.56. The former India captain used to be the club’s in another country participant between 1991 and 1994, and scored nine hundreds and 11 half-centuries, with a perfect of 212, in first-class cricket to head with 1029 runs at 46.77 in 30 one-day innings.
In his first season (1991) with Derbyshire, Azharuddin scored 2016 first-class runs at slightly below 60, with seven centuries and ten fifties, to head with 500 one-day runs. Unable to return to the county till 1994, Azharuddin touched down in late April and in an instant set out to business towards Durham at Queens Park, Chesterfield, scoring 55 in Derbyshire's first innings of 341. Forced to follow-on in respond to Durham's mammoth 625/6, Derby were lifted by Azharuddin's outstanding 205 off 270 balls out of a team total of 442. Derbyshire lost the match however Azharuddin had gained many extra admirers for his brilliant batting.
He ended up averaging over 70 within the one-day matches that season, which proved to be his closing with Derbyshire as world commitments took precedence.
Sachin Tendulkar (1992)
Three years after making his Test debut, a 19-year-old Tendulkar made history by turning into the primary in another country cricketer to play for Yorkshire. He scored over 1070 runs in 16 County Championship matches at an average of 46.52, with seven fifties and a 96-ball century versus Durham. In his personal phrases, Tendulkar referred to that stint as “some of the greatest four-and-a-half-months I've spent in my life”.
Javagal Srinath (1995)
The Indian tempo bowler, at the age of 25, loved a bumper season for Gloucestershire wherein he took 87 wickets. Srinath had been contacted by Gloucestershire after West Indian speedy bowler Courtney Walsh really useful his title to the club, and the person dubbed the Mysore Express emerged the fifth-highest wicket-taker of the 1995 county season.
Srinath proved an immediate are compatible at Gloucester, finding success with the ball because the leader of the pack and contributing to the team's success that season. Gloucester finished 6th within the Championship, winning eight of 17 matches. Srinath had a hand in each and every of those victories with 39 wickets.
The spotlight of Srinath’s stint used to be an extraordinary day trip towards Glamorgan at Pen-y-Pound in Abergavenny, Wales where he had career-best figures of 21-Three-76-9 on August 26, 1995 close to the tip of the season.
Anil Kumble (1995)
That similar season, Srinath’s Karnataka and India team-mate performed for Northamptonshire and used to be the only bowler to top 100 wickets - an fulfillment that made him one in all Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year. Standing in for Curtly Ambrose, Kumble loved an incredible season after being instructed by his county skipper Allan Lamb that he had to take 100 County wickets: 105 wickets at a excellent reasonable of 20.40 from more than 900 overs, thus serving to Northants to third within the table.
Rahul Dravid (2000, 2003)
Dravid performed for Kent within the 2000 English domestic season, scoring 1221 runs in 16 first-class matches at an average of 55.50, with two centuries; 437 runs at 43.70 within the 50-over National League, managing a century and two fifties; and 50 runs in two Benson & Hedges matches followed by 76 runs in two NatWest Trophy fixtures. Dravid left a place impact on Kent, who were coached by John Wright at the time, and by his personal admission those five-odd months in England made him a greater batsman. A yr later, Dravid’s recognition as some of the trendy game’s premier batsmen used to be stamped.
Three seasons later, Dravid had a second county stint, this time with Scotland. Following a duck towards Pakistan in a excursion match, Dravid put up rankings of 120* versus Somerset and 129 towards Nottinghamshire, and when his time with Scotland commenced, his stats were 600 National League runs at 66.66, with a total of three hundreds and two fifties.
Sourav Ganguly (2000, 2005, 2006)
Recommended to Lancashire by Australian Bob Simpson, who had been a consultant with the Indian team at the 1999 World Cup in England, Ganguly’s first style of county cricket used to be mixed. In the four-day games, he controlled 671 runs from 21 innings at an average of 31.95, with six fifties (his absolute best ranking used to be 99). The Benson & Hedges Cup used to be dismal, with 62 runs in six innings, however within the National League and Natwest Trophy, the then Indian captain used to be regal. Ganguly’s National League shape saw him reel off 569 runs in 13 innings at an average of just about 52, and he averaged 100 in three Natwest innings after scoring 200 with a perfect of 135*.
In 2005, Ganguly used to be signed by Glamorgan and scored 100 and 3 half-centuries in nine first-class innings for an average of 62.57, however struggled within the T20s with 114 runs in five innings.
He returned to England the next season on a short-team contract with Northamptonshire instead for Chris Rogers, and averaged four.80 in six County Championship games, made 80 runs in a couple of 50-over fixtures and 220 runs in nine T20s.
Mohammad Kaif (2002, 2003)
During a hectic duration for Indian cricketers in county cricket, Kaif turned out for Leicestershire in 2002 in one Championship match (56 runs) and one National League match (60*). In 2003, he performed for Derbyshire and scored 332 first-class runs in 15 innings with a perfect of 87, 225 runs from eight National League games, scored two fifties in two C&G Trophy home equipment and averaged 18.53 in five Twenty20 Cup innings with a solitary half-century.
Virender Sehwag (2003)
Sehwag’s first and best stint in English domestic cricketer came after a successful World Cup in South Africa. His stint with Leicestershire used to be no longer specifically successful and needed to be reduce brief when he suffered a again damage. In ten four-day games, Sehwag scored 478 runs and averaged 47.80 (with two centuries and one fifty) which used to be second to Brad Hodge's 62.29 for Leicestershire that season. In the National League, he controlled 233 runs in seven games at 33.28 and made three half-centuries, 74 runs in three C&G Trophy games and 86 in six T20 innings.
Yuvraj Singh (2003)
Also in 2003, Yuvraj changed into best the second one Indian to sign for Yorkshire after Tendulkar in 1992. Hoping to enhance his game in bowler-friendly stipulations as his world stock used to be on the upward thrust, Yuvraj struggled. He averaged a lowly 14.55 in 12 first-class innings, 21.12 in eight National League appearances and scored 27 in his one C&G Trophy game. The T20 of entirety used to be extra fruitful, with 154 runs at an average of 30.80 with one half-century. Like Sehwag, Yuvraj used to be never called on again in county cricket.
Zaheer Khan (2004, 2006)
The left-arm fast performed one match for Surrey in 2004, however two years later fastened a comeback to the Indian team with a stunning season for Worcestershire. Using the stipulations exceptionally, Zaheer took 78 first-class wickets from 16 games and 28 in 14 limited-overs fixtures, bettering his talents to typhoon again into the national facet. To this present day, Zaheer credit that summer time with Worcestershire as vastly influential.
Cheteshwar Pujara (2013, 2015, 2017, 2018)
Pujara, a normal in India’s Test team, is in his fourth county spell recently, for Yorkshire. He first performed county cricket for Derbyshire in 2013, albeit briefly, scoring 219 runs in six first-class innings with an unbeaten century and 90 no longer out his stand-out performances.
In 2015, Pujara emulated Tendulkar and Yuvraj by enjoying for Yorkshire. His shape helped the club win the County Championship - 264 runs in six innings, an average of 52.80, with a century and a fifty.
In 2017, he had two stints with Nottinghamshire and finished with 333 runs from 12 innings, averaging 27.75 with one century and one half-century.
Pujara is recently again with Yorkshire, with rankings of two, 18, 7 and six in two Championship games.
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This makes Kohli the fourth Indian cricketer after Cheteshwar Pujara (Yorkshire), Ishant Sharma (Sussex) and Varun Aaron (Leicestershire) to be allowed to play county cricket this season by the BCCI.
ALSO READ: Axar Patel to play for Durham in County Championship
Following Kohli’s signing with Surrey for the month of June, right here’s a have a look at one of the different leading Indian cricketers who had county stints prior to now.
Sunil Gavaskar (1980)
The Indian batting legend performed one season for Somerset, completing with 686 run from 15 first-class matches at an average of 34.29. Gavaskar struggled throughout an unusually wet English summer time and controlled two rankings of be aware: a second-innings 138 versus Surrey at The Oval and 75 towards Gloucestershire. In 16 one-day matches for Somerset, he scored fifties towards Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire, 90 towards Kent and 123 in a one-run loss to Middlesex.
Mohammad Azharuddin (1991, 1994)
Across two seasons within the early 1990s, Azharuddin performed 31 first-class matches for Derbyshire from which he totalled 2728 runs at an average of 54.56. The former India captain used to be the club’s in another country participant between 1991 and 1994, and scored nine hundreds and 11 half-centuries, with a perfect of 212, in first-class cricket to head with 1029 runs at 46.77 in 30 one-day innings.
In his first season (1991) with Derbyshire, Azharuddin scored 2016 first-class runs at slightly below 60, with seven centuries and ten fifties, to head with 500 one-day runs. Unable to return to the county till 1994, Azharuddin touched down in late April and in an instant set out to business towards Durham at Queens Park, Chesterfield, scoring 55 in Derbyshire's first innings of 341. Forced to follow-on in respond to Durham's mammoth 625/6, Derby were lifted by Azharuddin's outstanding 205 off 270 balls out of a team total of 442. Derbyshire lost the match however Azharuddin had gained many extra admirers for his brilliant batting.
He ended up averaging over 70 within the one-day matches that season, which proved to be his closing with Derbyshire as world commitments took precedence.
Sachin Tendulkar (1992)
Three years after making his Test debut, a 19-year-old Tendulkar made history by turning into the primary in another country cricketer to play for Yorkshire. He scored over 1070 runs in 16 County Championship matches at an average of 46.52, with seven fifties and a 96-ball century versus Durham. In his personal phrases, Tendulkar referred to that stint as “some of the greatest four-and-a-half-months I've spent in my life”.
Javagal Srinath (1995)
The Indian tempo bowler, at the age of 25, loved a bumper season for Gloucestershire wherein he took 87 wickets. Srinath had been contacted by Gloucestershire after West Indian speedy bowler Courtney Walsh really useful his title to the club, and the person dubbed the Mysore Express emerged the fifth-highest wicket-taker of the 1995 county season.
Srinath proved an immediate are compatible at Gloucester, finding success with the ball because the leader of the pack and contributing to the team's success that season. Gloucester finished 6th within the Championship, winning eight of 17 matches. Srinath had a hand in each and every of those victories with 39 wickets.
The spotlight of Srinath’s stint used to be an extraordinary day trip towards Glamorgan at Pen-y-Pound in Abergavenny, Wales where he had career-best figures of 21-Three-76-9 on August 26, 1995 close to the tip of the season.
Anil Kumble (1995)
That similar season, Srinath’s Karnataka and India team-mate performed for Northamptonshire and used to be the only bowler to top 100 wickets - an fulfillment that made him one in all Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year. Standing in for Curtly Ambrose, Kumble loved an incredible season after being instructed by his county skipper Allan Lamb that he had to take 100 County wickets: 105 wickets at a excellent reasonable of 20.40 from more than 900 overs, thus serving to Northants to third within the table.
Rahul Dravid (2000, 2003)
Dravid performed for Kent within the 2000 English domestic season, scoring 1221 runs in 16 first-class matches at an average of 55.50, with two centuries; 437 runs at 43.70 within the 50-over National League, managing a century and two fifties; and 50 runs in two Benson & Hedges matches followed by 76 runs in two NatWest Trophy fixtures. Dravid left a place impact on Kent, who were coached by John Wright at the time, and by his personal admission those five-odd months in England made him a greater batsman. A yr later, Dravid’s recognition as some of the trendy game’s premier batsmen used to be stamped.
Three seasons later, Dravid had a second county stint, this time with Scotland. Following a duck towards Pakistan in a excursion match, Dravid put up rankings of 120* versus Somerset and 129 towards Nottinghamshire, and when his time with Scotland commenced, his stats were 600 National League runs at 66.66, with a total of three hundreds and two fifties.
Sourav Ganguly (2000, 2005, 2006)
Recommended to Lancashire by Australian Bob Simpson, who had been a consultant with the Indian team at the 1999 World Cup in England, Ganguly’s first style of county cricket used to be mixed. In the four-day games, he controlled 671 runs from 21 innings at an average of 31.95, with six fifties (his absolute best ranking used to be 99). The Benson & Hedges Cup used to be dismal, with 62 runs in six innings, however within the National League and Natwest Trophy, the then Indian captain used to be regal. Ganguly’s National League shape saw him reel off 569 runs in 13 innings at an average of just about 52, and he averaged 100 in three Natwest innings after scoring 200 with a perfect of 135*.
In 2005, Ganguly used to be signed by Glamorgan and scored 100 and 3 half-centuries in nine first-class innings for an average of 62.57, however struggled within the T20s with 114 runs in five innings.
He returned to England the next season on a short-team contract with Northamptonshire instead for Chris Rogers, and averaged four.80 in six County Championship games, made 80 runs in a couple of 50-over fixtures and 220 runs in nine T20s.
Mohammad Kaif (2002, 2003)
During a hectic duration for Indian cricketers in county cricket, Kaif turned out for Leicestershire in 2002 in one Championship match (56 runs) and one National League match (60*). In 2003, he performed for Derbyshire and scored 332 first-class runs in 15 innings with a perfect of 87, 225 runs from eight National League games, scored two fifties in two C&G Trophy home equipment and averaged 18.53 in five Twenty20 Cup innings with a solitary half-century.
Virender Sehwag (2003)
Sehwag’s first and best stint in English domestic cricketer came after a successful World Cup in South Africa. His stint with Leicestershire used to be no longer specifically successful and needed to be reduce brief when he suffered a again damage. In ten four-day games, Sehwag scored 478 runs and averaged 47.80 (with two centuries and one fifty) which used to be second to Brad Hodge's 62.29 for Leicestershire that season. In the National League, he controlled 233 runs in seven games at 33.28 and made three half-centuries, 74 runs in three C&G Trophy games and 86 in six T20 innings.
Yuvraj Singh (2003)
Also in 2003, Yuvraj changed into best the second one Indian to sign for Yorkshire after Tendulkar in 1992. Hoping to enhance his game in bowler-friendly stipulations as his world stock used to be on the upward thrust, Yuvraj struggled. He averaged a lowly 14.55 in 12 first-class innings, 21.12 in eight National League appearances and scored 27 in his one C&G Trophy game. The T20 of entirety used to be extra fruitful, with 154 runs at an average of 30.80 with one half-century. Like Sehwag, Yuvraj used to be never called on again in county cricket.
Zaheer Khan (2004, 2006)
The left-arm fast performed one match for Surrey in 2004, however two years later fastened a comeback to the Indian team with a stunning season for Worcestershire. Using the stipulations exceptionally, Zaheer took 78 first-class wickets from 16 games and 28 in 14 limited-overs fixtures, bettering his talents to typhoon again into the national facet. To this present day, Zaheer credit that summer time with Worcestershire as vastly influential.
Cheteshwar Pujara (2013, 2015, 2017, 2018)
Pujara, a normal in India’s Test team, is in his fourth county spell recently, for Yorkshire. He first performed county cricket for Derbyshire in 2013, albeit briefly, scoring 219 runs in six first-class innings with an unbeaten century and 90 no longer out his stand-out performances.
In 2015, Pujara emulated Tendulkar and Yuvraj by enjoying for Yorkshire. His shape helped the club win the County Championship - 264 runs in six innings, an average of 52.80, with a century and a fifty.
In 2017, he had two stints with Nottinghamshire and finished with 333 runs from 12 innings, averaging 27.75 with one century and one half-century.
Pujara is recently again with Yorkshire, with rankings of two, 18, 7 and six in two Championship games.
Indians in county cricket: From Sunil Gavaskar to Virat Kohli
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