Vijay signs for Essex county stint

CHENNAI: India opener M Vijay signed for county side Essex on Saturday for the remainder of the 2018 County Championship season. After being excluded from the Indian squad for the final two Tests against England, Vijay played a couple of one-day matches for local club Jolly Rovers here, but he has now decided to head back to England and get his first taste of playing county cricket. He will join up with the squad immediately as a replacement for Australian pacer Peter Siddle.


The 34-year-old will be available for Essex's final three games of the season, starting with the clash against Nottinghamshire from Monday. Essex will then take on Worcestershire from September 18-21 before ending their season with a game against Surrey from September 24-27.