Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli recently signed up with top English county side Surrey.
"Surrey County Cricket Club are delighted to announce the signing of India captain Virat Kohli for the month of June," the club had announced on their website.
Kohli will join Surrey after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 ends on May 27th.
During his month-long stint with Surrey County Cricket Club, Kohli will be seen playing under Rory Burns, the captain of the County Club.
Rory Burns is a 27-year-old English cricketer who has played 96 first-class matches and has scored 6548 runs.
India's captain Virat Kohland teammates leave the field during their first test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Kolkata Nov 20 2017. Source: AAP
He will lead Kohli in three list A and three First-Class games for which the Indian skipper will be playing for the county.
Kohli will miss the one-off test against Afghanistan while he is away playing County cricket. Ajinkya Rahane will lead India in Kohli’s absence.
Kohli is the fourth Test eligible Indian player in county cricket this year with fellow batsman Cheteshwar Pujara currently playing for Yorkshire and seamers Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron playing for Sussex and Leicestershire respectively.
Speaking after signing for the club, Virat Kohli said: “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.”
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