India’s Yuzvendra Chahal indicators as much as play three County Championship video games for Kent
Yuzvendra Chahal is in line to play first-class cricket for Kent, after signing up for 3 matches within the ongoing County Championships “topic to regulatory approval”.
Ignored by the nationwide selectors in India for the continuing Asia Cup and the upcoming ODI World Cup, at residence over October and November, Chahal “will likely be out there for choice in Kent’s remaining two residence Championship matches towards Nottinghamshire & Lancashire, in addition to Kent’s away fixture towards Somerset,” the membership stated in a press release.
“That is an thrilling problem for me, enjoying in English county cricket, and one I am very a lot wanting ahead to,” Chahal stated within the assertion.
“We’re delighted to have secured a spinner of Yuzvendra’s high quality for the final three Championship matches of the season, with Matt Parkinson not out there to us till subsequent yr, and Hami Qadri just lately injured,” Kent’s director of cricket Paul Downton stated. “He’s actually wanting ahead to enjoying in English circumstances and can deliver a major quantity of ability and worldwide expertise to our squad.”Kent had additionally availed of the providers of quick bowler Arshdeep Singh earlier within the season. He performed 5 matches in June-July, selecting up 13 wickets in eight bowling innings. New Zealand’s Ben Lister is the opposite abroad participant within the Kent roster in the meanwhile.
Chahal, who hasn’t at all times been an everyday in first-class cricket, performed two video games within the final season of the Ranji Trophy for Haryana, his workforce in India’s home circuit, selecting up three wickets at a median of 92.33. General, he has 87 wickets from 33 first-class matches, however is healthier identified for his exploits in white-ball cricket, the place he has 121 wickets from 72 ODIs at a median of 27.13 and 96 wickets from 80 T20Is with an financial system fee of 8.19. He has by no means performed Check cricket.
