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Virat Kohli signs one-month deal to play for Surrey

ByReuters

Updated 03/05/2018 at 14:57 GMT

India cricket captain Virat Kohli has signed a one-month deal to represent Surrey in June, the English county championship side announced on Thursday.

India captain Virat Kohli (R) celebrates after bowler Hardik Pandya (unseen) dismissed South Africa batsman JP Duminy (unseen) during the fifth One Day International cricket match between South Africa and India at Saint George Park, in Port Elizabeth, on

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Kohli's participation in county cricket means he will be unavailable for India as they take on Afghanistan in a test match in June in Bengaluru.
"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," Kohli told the club's website.
Surrey's director of cricket Alec Stewart said: "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."
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India's captain Virat Kohli raises his bat and helmet as he celebrates scoring a century (100 runs) during the third day of the second Test cricket match between South Africa and India at Supersport cricket ground on January 15, 2018 in Centurion, South A

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Kohli is fourth Indian test player in county cricket this year with batsman Cheteshwar Pujara currently at Yorkshire and fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron playing for Sussex and Leicestershire, respectively.
India begin their tour of England in July with three Twenty20 internationals and three one-day internationals. They then take on the hosts in a five-test series starting in August.
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