Kohli To Play For Surrey In Month Of June

Virat Kohli is all set to miss test match against Afghanistan as he signed Surrey for the month of June ahead of India's tour of England. The County club announced on Thursday (May 3).

Kohli is one of the five players who will play in the county championship, along with Cheteshawar Pujara, Ishant Sharma, Varun Aaron, Axer Patel, who will play for Yorkshire, Sussex, Leicestershire, and Durham respectively. Kohli will be available to play all three formats for the club during this period.



"It has long been the ambition of mine to play county cricket and I'm 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," said Virat Kohli on the signing.

Virat Kohli's first game is likely to be against Middlesex in the Royal London One-Day Cup.

"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," said Alec Stewart, Surrey's director of cricket.



"At a time when there is much discussion around the future of county cricket, the arrival of Virat should give our domestic game a massive boost and positive exposure around the cricketing world which in turn can benefit every county," he added.

Virat Kohli is currently No.1 ODI batsman in the world. His form since his previous tour of England, where he struggled throughout the tour, has been magnificent. He has scored 5554 runs in Tests, Averaging 53.40 while his ODI average 58.10 is better than Tests. He scored 9588 runs in ODIs. He also has won the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC World Cricketer of the Year in 2017. He was also named Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2017 and was named the captain of ICC Test and ODI teams of the Year.

Virat led India to the final of the Champions trophy in last year where India lost to Pakistan. And also led India to the No.1 position in ICC Test rankings. It will be great to watch him play for Surrey for the first time.

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