Nottingham: India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is all set to represent Nottinghamshire for the second half of the County Championship season, the club confirmed in a statement on Thursday.
The 32-year-old, who is expected to feature in six of the final seven red ball matches, will replace Australia fast-bowler James Pattinson at the end of June.Ashwin’s stint will start against Essex on June 30, followed by matches against Somerset and Surrey.
He will, however, miss the trip to Scarborough to face Yorkshire due to international commitments with India, but is expected to return to face Kent, Warwickshire and Surrey in the final three matches of the season.
“We knew what we wanted to sign and that was a world-class bowler. Whether that was a fast or a slow bowler, we were prepared to look at all options.
As it happens, we have signed a very good spinner, a very experienced spinner and one we hope can contribute with the bat as well,” Nottinghamshire Director of Cricket, Mick Newell said in a statement.
“We have seen world-class slow bowlers have a huge match-winning effect in county cricket over many years.” Newell added. (ANI)
