The Sri Lankan seamer Vishwa Fernando has signed for Warwickshire for the start of the County Championship campaign this season.
Fernando picked 79 test wickets, including a four-wicket haul in his last outing in South Africa in December, and will be available for Division One games in April.
He was with three-match stint with Yorkshire, taking 17 wickets including nine in the match against Derbyshire and went to feature 17 wickets including nine in the match against Derbyshire, before going on to feature in Sri Lanka’s tour of England, including a key role in their victory at Kia Oval in the third test.
“I am thrilled to be joining Warwickshire for the early stages of the season,” Fernando said. “Playing county cricket has been hugely enjoyable for me over the last two years.
“The county have some very good cricketers and I am looking forward to playing with Alex Davies, Ed Barnard and all the boys.
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“When I step on to the field for any team I always give 100 percent and the loyal Bears fans will get my absolute heart and soul in every day I am there.
“I am grateful to Cricket Sri Lanka for allowing me this opportunity and thankful to Mark Robinson for believing in my ability,” said Vishwa Fernando.
Fernando’s signing follows the confirmation that Pakistan’s Hasan Ali returning to Edgbaston for a third season, while Australia’s all-rounder Beau Webster, New Zealand’s captain Tom Latham and former Middlesex pacer Ethan Bamber have also joined over the winter.
“We are delighted to have secured Vishwa for the first three rounds of the County Championship,” Robinson, Warwickshire’s first-team coach, said. “He’s a proven international bowler and, a left-armer, who will offer us great variation to complement our attack.
“He did well for Yorkshire last season in a brief stay, took plenty of wickets, and we hope he can help us get off to a strong start this campaign.”
