Surrey have signed India leg spinner Rahul Chahar for the ultimate eight video games of the upcoming County Championship season.
The 26-year-old returns for a second spell on the county after making one look final yr, when he took 10 wickets in his debut and solely match.
He claimed eight second-innings wickets in opposition to Hampshire final September with career-best numbers of 8-51.
Chahar, who has represented India seven occasions in white-ball cricket, performed for the Mumbai Indians aspect that received the Indian Premier League in 2019 and 2020.
He’ll play for the Chennai Tremendous Kings within the IPL this season earlier than re-joining Surrey, beginning with their sport in opposition to Hampshire on the Kia Oval on 7 June.
“I am so excited to be coming again to Surrey this season,” Chahar, who has taken 101 wickets in 27 first-class matches, told the club website., external
“I actually loved my quick spell in 2025 and jumped on the alternative to come back again this season after I spoke to Alec Stewart (director of males’s cricket).
“Surrey is a profitable membership and I need to assist the group obtain its targets in 2026.”
Surrey, who received the County Championship Division One title three years working from 2022 to 2024, completed runners-up final season behind champions Nottinghamshire.
