Arshdeep SinghThe India left-arm fast bowler has agreed to play five County Championship matches for Kent.
Subject to clearance, Arshdeep will be available for home fixtures against Surrey and Warwickshire as well as the travels of Northamptonshire, Essex and Nottinghamshire in the LV= Insurance County Championship in June and July.
Arshdeep enjoyed a breakout season for the Punjab Kings in IPL 2022, becoming their go-to bowler in the death overs and eventually taking 10 wickets in 14 matches at an economy rate of 7.70.
Arshdeep, 24, made his T20 debut in England last July. He played all three of his ODIs so far in New Zealand in November and has now played 29 internationals for India, for whom he was a standout performer at the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. In seven first-class matches in his career so far, he has taken 25 wickets at an average of 23.84 and an economy rate of 2.92.
Arshdeep said that he has heard good things about Kent Rahul DravidThe current men’s head coach of India who played for the club in 2000.
Arshdeep said, “I am looking forward to playing red-ball cricket in England and will continue to improve my skills in the first-class game.” “Rahul Dravid has already told me that this is a club with a great history.”
He joins Kane Richardson, the Australia pacer who will play in the Vitality Blast, and South African spin-bowling all-rounder George Linde, who is in the second half of his two-year deal as an all-format player, as That’s confirmed by foreign players. for the state so far
Kent’s Director of Cricket Paul Downton said: “We are delighted to have a player of Arshdeep’s caliber join us for five matches this summer. He has demonstrated that he has world-class skills with the white ball, and I have a lot of confidence.” Is.” He will be able to put his skills to good use with the red ball in the County Championship.”