India vs England: Ashwin may play a County game for Surrey ahead of Test series
The Indian off-spinner’s chances of turning up for Surrey depend on the timely arrival of his work visa from the UK Government, which is a requisite to play county cricket.
As reported by ESPNCricinfo, Ashwin is expected to play in Surrey’s next match against Somerset at The Oval, starting July 11.
Ashwin has previously represented Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire. As of now, India have no tour games scheduled before the Tests. Team India are currently on a break after their defeat in the World Test Championship (WTC final) against New Zealand last month.
Ashwin was the tournament’s highest wicket-taker with 71 wickets from 14 Tests at an average of 20.33.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has requested the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to arrange for a practice game before the first Test gets underway.
While speaking to the media in the virtual press conference at the end of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, Kohli had said his side wanted first-class games ahead of the series against England, but they have not been given that.
