Amla, on the other hand, said that he is looking forward to spend first three months of the season with Hampshire and gain some high-quality cricket ahead of his side's tour to Sri Lanka.
After being ignored by all the top IPL franchises, the Saurashtra batsman has signed for Yorkshire to play in the upcoming County Championship in England before India's much-awaited England tour in July this year.
The Test batsman had broken the news on January 1 where he took to his Instagram account to upload a picture with his wife.
According to Pujara, the most beneficial aspect will be playing county cricket at Test venues of India's tour, which will give an idea about pitches and conditions.
The Sussex County will be getting Ishant's services from April 4 to June 4, making him available for the first five fixtures in the County Championship and all eight Royal London One-Day Cup group matches.
Pujara is returning to Yorkshire for his second stint with the club after turning out during 2015, a County Championship winning year for the club.
Ashwin, who has been officially 'rested' by the Indian selectors for the ongoing ODI series against Australia, is playing his fourth game ever since making his county debut last month.
With both Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal performing admirably, the selectors may just allow Ashwin to complete his county engagement.
Spectators watching Surrey play Middlesex at the south London venue were urged to take cover after the projectile — which Middlesex described as a "crossbow bolt" on its Twitter feed — landed on the square, near players.
Ashwin, who had taken three wickets in the first innings, took a five-wicket haul in the second innings to set up the big win for his team.
With the selectors wanting Ashwin to play a major role in next year's five-Test series against England, the BCCI is likely to allow the Tamil Nadu off-spinner to miss the upcoming limited-over series against Australia.
Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara will also feature on the English circuit this season.
The top-order batsman refused to respond to queries on the rift between India captain Virat Kohli and former coach Anil Kumble.
Pakistan bowling spearhead - Mohammad Amir is all set to make his debut in English county cricket for Essex this summer.
A stint in English county cricket when he is not part of any IPL franchise would do India's top batsman Cheteshwar Pujara a world of good to counter the moving and bouncing balls in future when he tours overseas, feels former captain Azharuddin.
London: English cricket county side Surrey Friday confirmed the signing of Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara."He is a five-star player and person and that is important because he will be working with our homegrown players,"
Sydney, Mar 23: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting Friday rejected the chance to play county cricket this year as he bids to play one last Ashes series in England in 2013. The 37-year-old had been
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