<p>The 20-year-old took 36 wickets for Sussex last season at an average of 27.25, a performance that made an impression with Surrey manager Chris Adams.<br />"There were two clear objectives in picking our overseas signing for next season. I wanted the player to be of true International class and I wanted them to be able to commit to spending the vast majority of their season with us – Piyush fulfills both requirements handsomely," Adams said in a statement.<br />"There is a fine spin tradition at Surrey which runs from Jim Laker and Tony Lock to Ian Salisbury, Harbhajan Singh and Saqlain Mushtaq and I hope our latest arrival will one day take his place alongside those names," he added.<br />In his still nascent international career, Chawla has played two Test Matches and 21 one-dayers, taking 31 wickets. <br /><br />Chawla made a huge impact during his first stint in English cricket last year, first scoring 102 not out from 86 balls and then taking 6/152 as Sussex beat Worcestershire by 10 wickets.<br />In his second game, he took impressive match figures of 11/170 against Somerset.<br />When he returned to county cricket in September, Chawla picked up from where he left off, taking match figures of 9/249 off 87 overs against Yorkshire.<br />His final matches for Sussex were in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 against New South Wales and Diamond Eagles.<br />Chawla will join Surrey at the conclusion of the Indian Premier League next season where he represents the Kings XI Punjab and has 29 wickets at an average of 24.03.<br />Surrey managing Director Gus Mackay said, "After the problems we have suffered in the past I am very pleased we can announce the signing of a world-class overseas player so early in our pre-season schedule. The knowledge of this signing will bring a solidity to our preparations that can only be highly beneficial." PTI PM PM 10220934 <br /></p>
<p>The 20-year-old took 36 wickets for Sussex last season at an average of 27.25, a performance that made an impression with Surrey manager Chris Adams.<br />"There were two clear objectives in picking our overseas signing for next season. I wanted the player to be of true International class and I wanted them to be able to commit to spending the vast majority of their season with us – Piyush fulfills both requirements handsomely," Adams said in a statement.<br />"There is a fine spin tradition at Surrey which runs from Jim Laker and Tony Lock to Ian Salisbury, Harbhajan Singh and Saqlain Mushtaq and I hope our latest arrival will one day take his place alongside those names," he added.<br />In his still nascent international career, Chawla has played two Test Matches and 21 one-dayers, taking 31 wickets. <br /><br />Chawla made a huge impact during his first stint in English cricket last year, first scoring 102 not out from 86 balls and then taking 6/152 as Sussex beat Worcestershire by 10 wickets.<br />In his second game, he took impressive match figures of 11/170 against Somerset.<br />When he returned to county cricket in September, Chawla picked up from where he left off, taking match figures of 9/249 off 87 overs against Yorkshire.<br />His final matches for Sussex were in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 against New South Wales and Diamond Eagles.<br />Chawla will join Surrey at the conclusion of the Indian Premier League next season where he represents the Kings XI Punjab and has 29 wickets at an average of 24.03.<br />Surrey managing Director Gus Mackay said, "After the problems we have suffered in the past I am very pleased we can announce the signing of a world-class overseas player so early in our pre-season schedule. The knowledge of this signing will bring a solidity to our preparations that can only be highly beneficial." PTI PM PM 10220934 <br /></p>
