Virat Kohli to play in the provincial championship? Middlesex confirms interest in recently retired pitch Great | Mint

Virat Kohli may have excluded himself from the English Test tour after announcing his retirement from the longest format of the game, but we could still see the 36-year-old game in the UK. According to a report in The Guardian, the English domestic side Middlesex is interested in the Indian who is great to play with Lord’s. While Kohli mentions time at his international career in the Red-Ball, he could still play in the County Championship or the Metro Bank Cup (ODI) if an agreement could be reached between all parties. However, ‘Iconic Player’ Kohli cannot play in the Hunred competition or the T20 explosion. This is because he is still contracted with the Governing Council for Cricket in India (BCCI), which impedes players under their payroll to appear in foreign T20 leagues. Alan Coleman, director of cricket at Middlesex, is quoted and said: “Virat Kohli is the most iconic player of his generation, so we are of course interested in having the conversation.” The report said that Middlesex, who rushes the promotion to the top division, will not play at the Lord’s Cricket Ground during the Mid-Somer Block of Championships and has only one Metro Bank Cup match in August. The team will then return in September for division two games against Derbyshire and Gloucestershire and Hope Kohli. Occupational partnerships as Middlesex tackle an agreement with Kohli for their final round of the provincial championship matches, he can stand up to an old enemy. Middlesex plays a match against Lancashire on Old Trafford and former English pacemaker James Anderson plays for the latter. He can also form a middle-order partnership with Kane Williamson, New Zealand, which would cause fans to drool about the prospect. Middlesex hopes to attract Kohli with a short -term agreement, as the former India captain has a home in London that he shares with the woman Anushka Sharma and their two children. He also declared his interest in playing in the provincial championship and even signed Surrey for Surrey in 2018 before the Indian tour in England. However, a neck injury meant that Kohli could not turn out in the domestic cricket in England and the deal falls. But he did enjoy an excellent series with the bat and he named one of Wisden’s five cricketers of that year.