Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Kaif and Javagal Srinath are all playing county cricket this season.

Counties have been allowed to employ more than one overseas pro this year. With the Indian cricketers enjoying a rare off season, these stars opted to play in England and get a feel of county cricket.

Rediff will monitor the Indian performances.

Click for stats and forthcoming fixtures:
Virender Sehwag | Yuvraj Singh | Rahul Dravid | Mohammad Kaif | Javagal Srinath

Virender Sehwag
		County: Leicestershire Type: Right hand batsman
County Championship: Batting Averages M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St 6 10 0 478 137 47.80 2 1 4 0 National Cricket League: Batting Averages M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St 7 7 0 233 76 33.28 0 3 1 0 Twenty20 Cup: Batting Averages M I NO Runs HS Ave S/R 100 50 Ct St 6 6 0 86 26 14.33 136.50 0 0 1 0 Twenty20 Cup: Bowling Averages Mat Ovs M Runs W Ave Best 4w 5w S/R Eco 6 14 0 70 7 10.00 3-14 0 0 12.00 5.00 Forthcoming Fixtures July 23 Frizzell County C'ship - Div One Essex July 27 Nat Cricket League - Div One Essex July 30 Frizzell County C'ship - Div One Lancashire August 3 Nat Cricket League - Div One Warwickshire August 10 Nat Cricket League - Div One Essex August 13 Nat Cricket League - Div One Warwickshire External Links: - Foxes fall short in semi-final - Foxes dig in to check Sussex - Leicestershire concede lead - DeFreitas rescues Leicestershire - Hodge holds up Middlesex - Strauss waltzes to elegant ton - County turning to the spinners - Hodge walks tall but falls short - Wagh shines for Warwicks - Waqar delivers Warwickshire redemption - Maunders launches Leicestershire revival - Notts get worst of draw - Notts set up victory chance - Sehwag slaughters Notts attack - Rain thwarts Leicestershire - County are backing Hodge all the way - Hodge may sue Cork over 'cheat' jibe - Dispute takes shine off Leicestershire's win - Foxes reach Twenty20 semis - Hodge holes Yorkshire again - Sehwag hits purple patch - Foxes beat Durham - Foxes foil Worcestershire - Happy Hodge outfoxes Yorkshire - Leics suffer first loss - Sehwag makes his mark

Yuvraj Singh
		County: Yorkshire Type: Left hand batsman
County Championship: Batting Averages M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St 5 8 1 111 56 15.85 0 1 12 0 National Cricket League: Batting Averages M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St 4 4 0 118 50 29.50 0 1 0 0 Twenty20 Cup: Batting Averages M I NO Runs HS Ave S/R 100 50 Ct St 5 5 0 154 71 30.80 143.92 0 1 0 0 Twenty20 Cup: Bowling Averages Mat Ovs M Runs W Ave Best 4w 5w S/R Eco 5 7 0 51 5 10.20 3-20 0 0 8.40 7.28 Forthcoming Fixtures July 23 Frizzell County C'ship - Div Two Hampshire July 27 Nat. Cricket League - Div One Kent July 30 Nat. Cricket League - Div One Gloucestershire August 3 Nat. Cricket League - Div One Gloucestershire August 6 Nat. Cricket League - Div One Warwickshire August 13 Frizzell County C'ship - Div Two Worcestershire External Links: - Yorkshire misery continues - Shoaib burst rocks Yorkshire - White on top - Duo put Yorkshire in charge - Surrey beat Yorkshire - Yorkshire seal 10-wicket win - Yorkshire move in for kill - White scores ton to rescue Yorkshire - Livewire Kirby in good company - Yorkshire close in on victory - Yorkshire tighten their grip - Somerset slump against Yorkshire - Bresnan lifts Phoenix - Leicestershire beat Yorkshire - Durham downed by Yorkshire - Yorkshire crushed in Roses rout - Foxes outsmart Yorkshire - Lumb lifts Yorkshire

Rahul Dravid
		County: Scotland Type: Right hand batsman
National Cricket League: Batting Averages M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St 6 6 2 311 129* 77.75 2 0 1 0 Forthcoming Fixtures August 3 Nat. Cricket League - Div Two Sussex August 4 Nat. Cricket League - Div Two Hampshire August 6 Nat. Cricket League - Div Two Northamptonshire August 26 Nat. Cricket League - Div Two Northamptonshire August 28 Nat. Cricket League - Div Two Sussex September 7 Nat. Cricket League - Div Two Derbyshire External Links: - Cash aid for Scottish cricket - Lancashire gain revenge - Shoaib shakes up Scots again - Dravid century in vain - Dravid loses twice as Scotland suffer - Keegan's nap hand knocks stuffing out of Saltires - Dravid ton not enough for Scots

Mohammad Kaif
		County: Derbyshire Type: Right hand batsman
County Championship: Batting Averages M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St 5 10 0 213 87 21.30 0 1 1 0 National Cricket League: Batting Averages M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St 2 2 0 56 44 28.00 0 0 1 0 Twenty20 Cup: Batting Averages M I NO Runs HS Ave S/R 100 50 Ct St 5 5 1 75 53 18.75 105.63 0 1 2 0 Forthcoming Fixtures July 23 National Cricket League - Div Two Nottinghamshire July 24 Frizzell County C'ship - Div Two Durham August 3 National Cricket League - Div Two Middlesex August 4 National Cricket League - Div Two Lancashire August 7 C & G Trophy - Semi Final Gloucestershire August 10 National Cricket League - Div Two Sussex External Links: - Ali despatches Derbyshire - Derbyshire in deep trouble - Cork checks Worcestershire reply - Bassano stings Sussex - Derbyshire gloom deepens - Di Venuto leads Derby fightback - Lewis stuns Derbyshire - Derbyshire outplayed by Tykes - Derbyshire pin hopes on Kaif - White scores ton to rescue Yorkshire - Northants win sparks pitch row - Northants gain upper hand against Derbyshire - DeFreitas exploits conditions to extract movement - Dispute takes shine off Leicestershire's win - Foxes reach Twenty20 semis - Hewson gives Derbyshire hope of semi-final place - Derbyshire face pitch battle - Derbyshire win again - Cork's seam posse picks off Outlaws - Peakites fall short - Kaif the catalyst of Derbyshire victory - Di Venuto effort in vain - Croft rocks Derbyshire

Javagal Srinath
		County: Durham Type: Right hand fast blower
Note: Javagal Srinath was on a temporary contract with Durham to provide cover for Martin Love. He left the club towards the end of May when Love returned from his tour of the West Indies with the Australian Test side. Javagal Srinath also served as a bowling coach during his short stint with the county. Below are his statistics during that period: County Championship: Bowling Averages Ov Mdn Runs Wkts Avg 5WI 10WI 84 24 226 6 37.66 0 0 National Cricket League: Bowling Averages Ov Mdn Runs Wkts Avg 5WI 10WI 27 3 97 1 97.00 0 0 External Links: - Pratt gets off the mark - Pratt effort in vain - Mason feasts on Durham bats - Muchall takes time to spin out century - Durham toil after Hunter is hurt - Das begins tour on high note against Durham - Scorpions down Durham - Lancashire beat Durham - Durham downed by Yorkshire - Durham lose to Foxes - Durham slay Notts