Surrey rope in Sai Kishore for two-game County Championship stint
This will be the first time he will be playing in the County Championship.
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Surrey have signed Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore for a couple of First-Class games towards the end of July. This will be the first time the India all-rounder will be playing in the County Championship after successfully proving his mettle in the Indian domestic set-up over the past few years. The two matches will be against Yorkshire and Durham in Division One of the 2025 edition of the County Championship.
The left-arm spinner, who has represented teams like Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, seemed thrilled to become a part of the system of Surrey and represent the defending champions. Notably, the Tamil Nadu-born recently led IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans to their maiden title in the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025.
"I'm really excited to be joining Surrey for the next two County Championship matches. Surrey are one of the most prestigious clubs in the world and I have heard great things about the setup from lots of different people in the game," stated Kishore, as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
Former English cricketer who is Surrey's high-performance advisor, Alec Stewart, was excited to have Kishore's bowling expertise and leadership acumen into the system.
"I'm delighted to bring the highly rated Sai Kishore into our squad for the next two Kookaburra games. All the reports I have received from people I respect in the Indian game have spoken highly of him. His four-day record for Tamil Nadu is very good and he brings leadership experience to the group," he remarked.
A glance through Kishore's red-ball numbers
Kishore's red-ball numbers are quite impressive. He has scalped 192 wickets in 46 First-Class games at an average and economy rate of 23.51 and 2.76, respectively. This will be the first appearance for him in County Cricket. The seasoned all-rounder has already had a taste of English conditions before. This was as a reserve player with the visiting Indian side in 2022.
He has been immersed in T20 cricket since March. Kishore was the second-highest wicket-taker amongst spinners in the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League, followed by a triumphant run at the TNPL as captain.
The stint with Surrey might just help Kishore to re-enter the talks of the spinners to be instated in the red-ball team in the future. Good performances in the two games might just help Kishore's case. He has played only three games for India so far. All three of them have been T20Is, which came during the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
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