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Tilak Varma (Hampshire)4 matches | 358 runs @ 59.66; HS: 112, 100s: 2, 50s: 1Tilak is the only batter to have scored three successive hundreds in T20s. Having already established his name in the shortest format, across his time in England he demonstrated the temperament to succeed in the longest format as well. His scores in his first four county innings were 100, 56, 47, and 112. His two centuries came off 241 and 256 balls respectively, showing his ability to bat for long durations.The southpaw batter has openly expressed his fondness for Test cricket and his desire not to be pigeonholed as a T20 specialist. With this stint, it seems he is on the right path.Ishan Kishan (Nottinghamshire)2 matches | 164 runs @ 82.00, SR 118; HS: 87, 50s: 2Kishan signed a short-term County Championship deal with eventual champions Nottinghamshire. He nearly scored a century on his debut, making a brisk 87 off 98 balls, which included 12 fours and a six. In his only other innings, he scored 77 off 128 deliveries. He also kept wicket in both of those matches.Back in India's central contract list for the 2024-25 season, Kishan was the prime contender to replace the injured Rishabh Pant midway through the 2025 Test series against England. Although, he reportedly made himself unavailable due to a knee injury sustained in a scooter accident.In this week's Wisden Cricket Weekly newsletter:➡️ @Ben_Wisden on Haseeb Hameed's triumphant summer➡️ @swaris16 on India's 'complete' World Cup batting lineup➡️ Takeaways from England's Ashes squad announcementSign up to our newsletters FOR FREE: https://t.co/hTkV0OR5MZ pic.twitter.com/c3gR1RZ0PZ— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) September 27, 2025Yuzvendra Chahal (Northamptonshire)3 matches | 12 wickets @ 46; BBI: 6-118, 5WIS: 1The out-of-favour India wrist-spinner returned to Northamptonshire on a multi-format deal, having taken 19 wickets at an average of 21.10 last season, in addition to taking a List A five-for. However, apart from his best County Championship figures of 6-118 against Derbyshire, Chahal had a lukewarm outing this year.In the One-Day Cup, however, he took six wickets in his first three matches, including 3-30 against Durham, but then went wicketless in his next three appearances. Chahal subsequently pulled out of Northamptonshire’s last three Championship fixtures due to personal reasons.Jaydev Unadkat (Sussex)3 matches | 16 wickets @ 17.25; BBI: 4-43, 5WIS: 0Unadkat returned for his third season with Sussex, having picked up 11 wickets at 24.18 in 2023 and 22 wickets at 14.40 in 2024. He repaid the club's loyalty by starting strongly with nine wickets in his first two fixtures against Hampshire and Yorkshire.The left-arm seamer ended on a high note in his final match against Worcestershire. He began with a 4-43 in the first innings, sharing all 10 wickets with England’s Ollie Robinson to skittle out the opposition for 123. Then, in the second innings, he picked up 3-80 to star in his side’s three-wicket win.Rahul Chahar (Surrey)1 match | 9 wickets @ 12.44; BBI: 5-14, 5WIS: 1Signed for Surrey’s final match only against Hampshire, Chahar made an immediate impact. His career-best 8-51 in the second innings was instrumental in defending a target of 181, bowling Hampshire out for 160. This marked his seventh first-class five-wicket haul and his first since his 5-161 for Rajasthan against Delhi in the Ranji Trophy. Having taken two wickets in the first innings, his second innings rout also meant he secured his first first-class ten-for.Washington Sundar (Hampshire)2 matches | 136 runs @ 34; HS: 56, 50s: 14 wickets @ 38.50; BBI: 3-5, 5WIS: 0Coming off a stellar Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Sundar signed for his second county team; he previously played two matches for Lancashire in 2022. This season, his highlights were a score of 56 with the bat and figures of 3-5 with the ball against Surrey, albeit in a losing cause. In both innings of the match, he was dismissed by his compatriot Chahar.R Sai Kishore2 matches | 11 wickets @ 24.54; BBI: 5-72, 5WIS: 1Before Chahar joined Surrey, Tamil Nadu spinner R Sai Kishore was India's representative at The Oval. He played two matches, ending with a 5-72 in the last innings against Durham. His battle with Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow to get his first wicket in the competition was an enthralling one.Khaleel Ahmed (Essex)2 matches | 4 wickets @ 64.50; BBI: 2-46, 5WIS: 0Another Indian player to withdraw midseason for personal reasons, Khaleel returned home after just two County Championship games. This cut short a schedule which was supposed to include six first-class matches and the entire One-Day Cup. While his numbers were nothing extraordinary, his fiery duel with Bairstow was a memorable moment.Also read: India bowler costs county team five penalty runs for hitting opposition batter with fiery throw Mayank Agarwal (Yorkshire)3 matches | 201 runs @ 20.25; HS: 175, 100s: 1Agarwal played the final three matches of Yorkshire's campaign in September, and endured a difficult start. He was dismissed for a duck in his opening innings against Somerset, and record a second nought against Sussex a week later. However, he came into his own in the final round against Durham, scoring an innings-defining 175 which put Yorkshire in prime position to secure their fourth win of the season, relegating Durham in the process.Follow Wisden for all cricket updates, including live scores, match stats, quizzes and more. Stay up to date with the latest cricket news, player updates, team standings, match highlights, video analysis and live match odds.
