NEW DELHI: Left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh will play for English County Kent on the advice of Team India head coach Rahul Dravid during the upcoming season in order to hone his red-ball skills.
As the Indian team leaves for the UK post IPL, Arshdeep, who made his ODI debut in New Zealand last November, will also spend the entire month of June and July in Kent.
He will become the fourth Indian player to wear the White Horse competitively after Kanwar Shumshere Singh, current India men's team head coach Rahul Dravid and 2022 overseas bowler, Navdeep Saini.
Kent County made the announcement on their website.
"Kent Cricket is delighted to announce that India international bowler Arshdeep Singh will be available to play for the county in five LV=Insurance County Championship matches between June & July, subject to regulatory approval," the press release stated.
"I am excited to play red-ball cricket in England and continue to improve my skills in the first-class game. I look forward to performing in front of Kent's Members and supporters; Rahul Dravid has already told me it is a Club with a great history," Arshdeep said after signing for Kent.
Arshdeep has made 29 international appearances for India till date, including a standout ICC T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022.
In his seven career first-class matches so far, he has taken 25 wickets at an average of 23.84 and economy of 2.92.
Kent's Director of Cricket, Paul Downton, said, "We are delighted to have a player of Arshdeep's potential join us for five matches this summer. He has demonstrated that he has world-class skills with the white ball, and I am very confident he will be able to put those skills to good use with the red ball in the County Championship."
(With PTI inputs)
