Sunil Gavaskar was the first Indian cricketer to play county cricket for Somerset in 1980. Ex-captain Mohammad Azharuddin was Derbyshire's overseas player from 1991-1994. In 1992, Sachin created history by becoming Yorkshire's first overseas player while Sourav Ganguly has represented three sides in county. Zaheer Khan played for Surrey in 2004, and now Virat Kohli is set to represent them.