Blackburn Rovers defender Zurab Khizanishvili has signed a new three-year deal with the club.

The Georgia captain, who arrived at Ewood Park permanently in the summer of 2006 following a loan spell from Rangers, is now under contract until 2011, much to the delight of chairman John Williams.

"We're very pleased to get that deal done.

"Mark thinks very highly of Zura and we're delighted he's on board until the summer of 2011."