India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday inked a deal with top English county side Surrey in his bid to prepare for the tour of England, starting in July.
The list of Indian players who have dabbled in county cricket includes some illustrious names like the Nawab of Pataudi Sr., Nawab of Pataudi Jr., Bishen Singh Bedi, Farookh Engineer, and Srinivas Venkataraghavan. Here are some of the more recent names from the list.
Sunil Gavaskar.
The little master Sunil Gavaskar during his prime represented Somerset in 15 matches during 1980.
Kapil Dev.
Kapil Dev represented two counties, Northamptonshire and Worcestershire, and played 40 matches between 1981 and 1985.
Ravi Shastri.
The current Indian coach Ravi Shastri played for Glamorgan in 60 matches between 1987 and 1991.
Mohammad Azharuddin.
Mohammad Azharuddin represented Derbyshire in 30 matches between 1991 and 1994.
Sachin Tendulkar.
The master blaster Sachin Tendulkar played for Yorkshire in 16 matches in the year 1992.
Javgal Srinath.
The current ICC match referee Javagal Srinath represented Gloucestershire and Leicestershire and has played 23 matches during 1995-2003.
Anil Kumble.
Anil Kumble played for Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Surrey. He played 32 matches between 1995 and 2006.
Rahul Dravid.
The ‘Wall’ Rahul Dravid reprsented Kent in 16 matches during the year 2000.
Sourav Ganguly.
Sourav Ganguly played for Glamorgan, Lancashire and Northamptonshire in 21 matches between 2000 and 2006.
Virender Sehwag.
The explosive Indian opener Virender Sehwag represented Leicestershire and has played in 6 matches during the year 2003.
Yuvraj Singh.
The 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh played for Yorkshire in 8 in the year 2003.
Zaheer Khan.
The left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan represented Surrey and Worcestershire. Zaheer played 17 matches between 2004 and 2006.
V.V.S. Laxman.
VVS Laxman played for Lancashire in 18 matches between 2007 and 2009.
Ravichandran Ashwin
The off-spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin signed for Worcestershire in the year 2017.
Cheteshwar Pujara
Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara represented Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire and till now has played 14 matches. He first played for an English county in 2013.
Indian captain Virat Kohli.
The Indian captain Virat Kohli is the latest addition to the above list.
