Kapil Dev was the first Indian to feature at county cricket for Somerset in 1980.
Mohammad Azharuddin aggregated 2728 runs in his two seasons for Derbyshire.
In 1992, Sachin Tendulkar became the first foreign cricketer to play for Yorkshire.
Spin-bowling legend Anil Kumble took 105 county wickets for Northamptonshire in 1995.
Rahul Dravid played for Kent in 2000 before joining Scotland three years later.
Sourav Ganguly represented Lancashire, Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire across three seasons.
Virender Sehwag sustained a back injury while playing for Leicestershire in 2003.
In the same year, Yuvraj Singh signed a county contract with Yorkshire.
Zaheer Khan picked 78 wickets in 16 first-class matches for Worcestershire in 2006.
Cheteshwar Pujara scored 264 runs to help Yorkshire win the 2015 County Championship.