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Surrey's high-performance advisor Alec Stewart also welcomed the Indian spinner and stated that his leadership experience will come in handy for the County club.'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,' said Alec Stewart in a statement.Kishore has played 46 first-class matches in his career and has scalped 192 wickets at an average of 23.51 with 12 five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul to his name. He's represented India in three T20Is and picked four wickets.The 28-year-old was seen in top form in the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) as he picked up 19 wickets from 15 matches at an average of 20.68 with best figures of 3/30.- Ends
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