Former India cricketer Murali Kartik was involved in county cricket with various teams has always spoken very highly of county cricket in England as he feels the whole experience as "great education for every cricketer".

On R Ashwin’s YouTube show 'DRS with Ash', Kartik explained his point by giving an example of left-arm quick Zaheer Khan.

“It is a great education, trust me, for every cricketer -- forget spinners, seamers, batsmen. I know you (Ashwin) have gone and played as well. Zaheer Khan, what a transformed bowler he was after his county stint,” Kartik said.

Khan who had a lean patch in 2006, joined Worcestershire, replacing Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar and made the most of this opportunity picking 78 wickets in 16 games and turning it over for himself.

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The 44-year-old left-arm spinner then talked about his own experience while playing for county cricket as he said, “For me, personally, the ball didn’t turn. Even if it did, it was very slow. For me, I went there after Muttiah Muralitharan. So that was again big shoes to fill.”

“You might be an attacking spinner by nature. But you have to tone down that menu according to the day and wicket that you are playing in. Because, just on a 10-mile radius, the wickets are so different,” he added.

Kartik played for India between 2000 and 2007 with 37 ODIs and 8 Test matches to his name, as compared to 56 matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL).