India spinner Sai Kishore to play County Cricket, signs short-term deal with Surrey

India’s left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore is acceptable to diagnostic for Surrey successful the County Championship aft signing a short-term woody with the side. The 27-year-old volition beryllium disposable for Surrey’s adjacent 2 Division One fixtures, some of which volition beryllium played with the Kookaburra ball. Kishore, who has represented India successful 3 T20Is, was portion of Gujarat Titans successful IPL 2025 and precocious led IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans to the TNPL 2025 title. He besides captains Tamil Nadu successful the Ranji Trophy and has a coagulated First-Class grounds with 192 wickets successful 46 matches astatine an mean of 23.5. With the bat, helium has scored 792 runs, including a highest of 81. “I’m truly excited to beryllium joining Surrey for the adjacent 2 County Championship matches.

Surrey are 1 of the astir prestigious clubs successful the satellite and I person heard large things astir the set-up from tons of antithetic radical successful the game,” said Kishore successful a connection issued by the club. Kishore volition articulation Surrey for the distant fixture against Yorkshire astatine Scarborough from July 22 to 25 and the consequent lucifer against Durham astatine Chester-le-Street from July 29 to August 1.

Surrey’s High-Performance Advisor Alec Stewart welcomed the signing, stating, “I’m delighted to bring the highly rated Sai Kishore into our squad for the adjacent 2 Kookaburra games.

All the reports I person received from radical I respect successful the Indian crippled person spoken highly of him. His four-day grounds for Tamil Nadu is precise bully and helium brings enactment acquisition to the group,” said Stewart arsenic quoted by IANS.

Kishore whitethorn look India teammate Ruturaj Gaikwad, who is representing Yorkshire. Other Indian players presently participating successful the County Championship see Tilak Varma (Hampshire), Yuzvendra Chahal (Northamptonshire), and Khaleel Ahmed (Essex). Ishan Kishan precocious completed a two-game stint with Nottinghamshire.

Kishore’s County outing comes astatine a important clip arsenic helium looks to reassert his credentials successful red-ball cricket, particularly with younger spinners similar Manav Suthar and Harsh Dubey being preferred for India A's caller circuit of England.