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He seems to be interested in doing so...
Now I'm sure under normal circumtances the English public and County Cricket coaches/players would be salivating at the mouth at having a world class player like Kohli grace their cricket grounds for a couple of weeks. But the question is should county clubs answer his call if he does manage to find time on his schedule to play? Because lets be honest it's not like the English lads were playing in the ranji trophy before this current tour started and as Anderson said the other day England remains a black mark on Virat's career so why would the English help him out? Especially when you consider that keeping Kohli down again would go a long way to winning England the series?
Personally If I'm a top dog in the ECB I'm giving every single county club official a call to say stay well clear. You can't give players like Kohli a helping hand because it will no doubt bite you in the backside in the end.
LinkKohli 'would love' a county stint before 2018 England tour
December 15, 2016
Virat Kohli has said he would love to play county cricket in the lead-up to the tour of England in 2018, but only a short stint might be possible with current schedules. Kohli wanted at least a month's time to get used to conditions, but the IPL ends in the last week of May, and India tours to the UK generally start in the last week of June.
"If I have a chance, I would love to do that; love to be there, say a month or a month and a half and get used to playing in those conditions, understand how the wickets behave in that particular phase of the year," Kohli said. "I think those things matter a lot. Preparation time is something, which is very crucial for any side. So yeah, if I have the opportunity to go there a few days before the start that will be great. I have actually been thinking about it, trying to work out how I can make it happen. Most definitely, if I have the time I'll go and play there."
This was a great sign from the captain of a side that had become blasé about the lack of preparation time before Test tours in the recent years. If Kohli manages to squeeze in even a couple of county games before the first Test in 2018 - as opposed to nothing - he would be better equipped to handle the swing and seam prevalent in English grounds. In the 2014 tour, Kohli scored 134 runs at 13.4 in India's 3-1 defeat.
Now I'm sure under normal circumtances the English public and County Cricket coaches/players would be salivating at the mouth at having a world class player like Kohli grace their cricket grounds for a couple of weeks. But the question is should county clubs answer his call if he does manage to find time on his schedule to play? Because lets be honest it's not like the English lads were playing in the ranji trophy before this current tour started and as Anderson said the other day England remains a black mark on Virat's career so why would the English help him out? Especially when you consider that keeping Kohli down again would go a long way to winning England the series?
Personally If I'm a top dog in the ECB I'm giving every single county club official a call to say stay well clear. You can't give players like Kohli a helping hand because it will no doubt bite you in the backside in the end.