Published: Mar 27, 2016, 05:09 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 27, 2016, 05:14 PM (IST)
Out-of-favour West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul will turn out for Surrey in the starting next month, after signing a two-year deal with the London-based cricket club. The 31-year-old Trinidadian will reinforce Surrey’s fast bowling stocks, especially after frontline seamer Jade Dernbach recently suffered an injury setback in his quest to overcome a stress fracture of the back, reports CMC. He joins 20-year-old Tom Curran whose 76 wickets last season made him the joint highest wicket-taker as Surrey captured the Division Two title. Former England captain Alec Stewart, Surrey’s Director of Cricket, said Rampaul would be a boon to the squad. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: West Indies vs Afghanistan , Live Score, 30th T20 Match, Super 10 Group 1, ICC T20 World Cup 2016
“Ravi will add experience to our seam bowling attack and we look forward to him joining the squad,” Stewart said in a statement on Saturday. Right-armer Rampaul has taken 49 wickets from 18 Tests and 117 wickets from 92 One-Day Internationals with an economy rate of five runs per over. ALSO READ: Samuel Badree’s 3-wicket haul restricts Afghanistan to 123 for 7 against West Indies in T20 World Cup 2016
He last represented the West Indies on the Caribbean side’s limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka last November but has not played a Test in four years nor a first-class game in three years. Rampaul is expected to arrive at Surrey this weekend.
