Australia Twenty20 captain Aaron Finch will join English county side Surrey this northern summer, replacing Kumar Sangakkara while the former Sri Lanka skipper is away at the Caribbean Premier League.
The 29-year-old opener is one of the most destructive batsmen in the world - highlighted by his T20 world-record innings of 156 against England three years ago - and his signature comes after Surrey announced West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo would join them for the NatWest T20 Blast.
Finch has first-division experience with county champions Yorkshire, and looks forward to stepping out with the Brown Caps this summer.
"To have the chance to play all forms of the game is a challenge I will relish, as I have ambitions to represent Australia in Test match cricket," he said.
"I'm aware that Surrey have an exciting young squad and I hope I am able to add to their obvious talent."
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Finch is currently recovering from a hamstring injury, and is aiming to be fit in time for the World T20, which begins in April.
The World Cup winner suffered the problem during Australia's 3-0 Twenty20 series defeat to India, although scans have revealed the problem is not as bad as the hamstring injury he suffered in 2015, which required surgery and delayed his arrival at Yorkshire.
Finch had been top of the ICC's T20 batting rankings, but he's relinquished his place to India's Virat Kohli in the latest release.
