Surrey thrilled to have Virat Kohli playing for the county: Alec Stewart

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Tags: India tour of England 2018, India, Yorkshire, Virat Kohli, Alec James Stewart

Published on: May 04, 2018

India captain Virat Kohli will play county cricket for Surrey in June. Kohli will head to the county after the IPL finishes at the end of the month

India captain Virat Kohli will play county cricket for Surrey in June. Kohli will head to the county after the IPL finishes at the end of the month. The Indian captain won’t be part of the one-off Test against Afghanistan to be played in June.

"Surrey county cricket club are delighted to announce the signing of India captain Virat Kohli for the month of June Kohli will be available for all cricket throughout the month until the close of Surrey's trip to Scarborough to face Yorkshire," Surrey County Cricket Club said in a statement released on Thursday.

"It has long been an ambition of mine to play county cricket and I am thankful to Alec Stewart and Surrey for allowing me the opportunity to join them during their 2018 season. I can't wait to get to the Kia Oval,” Virat Kohli was quoted as saying in an NDTV report after the signing.

Kohli is the fourth Indian player in county cricket this year.

Alec Stewart, Surrey's Director of Cricket, was quoted as saying in an NDTV report, "We are thrilled to have signed the biggest name in world cricket for the month of June. Playing and training alongside Virat will be a massive benefit for our players who will have the opportunity to learn so much from him.”

--By A Cricket Correspondent

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Wales sign up Rachel Priest for 2018 County season

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New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Rachel Priest has joined Wales women as their first-ever overseas signing, ahead of their 2018 English domestic campaign. She will look to spur Wales' bid for promotion to Division One of both the Women's County One-Day Championship and the Women's County T20.

Priest, who last played for New Zealand at the 2017 World Cup last June, has played 86 ODIs, scoring 2119 at an average of 28.35 with two hundreds, and 68 T20Is, in which she has made 714 runs at a strike rate of 106.02. She was part of the Western Storm team that won the second Kia Super League in 2017, and scored a match-winning 72 off 36 balls in the final against Southern Vipers.

"It's amazing to have a player of Rachel's calibre in the team," Wales head coach Aimee Rees said. "We are still a very young squad, so it will be brilliant for our Welsh girls to gain such invaluable experience from playing and training alongside an international cricketer. It will also hopefully help inspire the next generation of welsh female cricketers."

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