Virat Kohli has been known for scoring runs in Australia. But his recent tour was very bad. During the 5 test match series, he could score only 190 runs at an average of 23.75. He was caught out on the off stump ball in 8 innings. After this his technique and career started being questioned. He was also criticized for not playing domestic cricket. Many stalwarts including Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar had advised him to participate in Ranji Trophy. Meanwhile, it is now being claimed on social media that he can be seen playing county cricket to prepare for the Test series against England in June. For this, if necessary, Kohli will also miss some matches of IPL 2025. What is the truth of this claim going viral? Let us know.

Will Virat play county cricket?

England's domestic first-class tournament County Championship Division 1 and 2 will start in April. During this time, IPL matches will also be going on. The 5-match Test series between India and England will start from June 20. On the other hand, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, in view of Kohli's failure in Australia, had suggested that Virat should play county cricket to improve his performance on the next foreign tour.

After this suggestion by Manjrekar, this claim started being made about Kohli. However, no official information has come to light yet, on the basis of which his playing in county cricket can be confirmed. Nor is there any such news about Kohli from any sources. At the same time, the matter of a star like Kohli leaving the IPL midway seems a bit difficult. Royal Challengers Bangalore team would never want this. Therefore, the chances of Virat playing county cricket in England seem to be negligible.

Manjrekar gave this advice

Sanjay Manjrekar, while analyzing on Star Sports a few days ago, had said that Kohli is facing technical and confidence problems regarding batting. If their off-stump problem continues then the situation in England will be like Australia. He may also be forced to retire. Therefore, if they want to remain in the Indian team, they will have to get rid of this problem. County cricket would be a great option to correct this. Manjrekar had given the same suggestion to Rohit Sharma also.