The 30-year-old has previously played for Derbyshire and Kent in the competition so joins the Chelmsford club with experience.
He is set to come to England once his spell at the IPL is completed where he is going to represent Mumbai Indians.
Essex begin their T20 Blast campaign with a trip to Taunton to face Somerset before their first home outing brings them up against Hampshire.
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