India’s batting resolute Virat Kohli is in debates with Middlesex for a potential County Championship spell, British media reported on Sunday.
According to a report, the club has previously advanced Kohli, and discussions are currently happening as both parties explore the possibility of a deal.
The potential move would scratch Kohli’s first-ever arrival in the County Championship, contribution the 36-year-old a new modest stage following the end of his memorable red-ball international career.
Middlesex, founded at the significant Lord’s Cricket Ground, is vigorously following Kohli’s signature in an offer to add firepower to their middle order and raise the club’s outline worldwide.
Alan Coleman, the club’s Director of Cricket, established that discussions are around the angle.
“Virat Kohli is the most iconic player of his generation, so of course, we are fascinated in having that conversation,” he confirmed to British media.
The club has a track best of attracting international stars, including Kohli’s former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) teammate AB de Villiers, who featured in the 2019 T20 Blast, and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, who lately joined the squad for the latter half of the current season.
Although, Virat Kohli is bound with his dominant contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which rules out participation in tournaments like the T20 Blast or The Hundred, his leftovers qualified for red-ball domestic rivalries such as the County Championship and the Metro Bank One-Day Cup.
It is relevant to mention that the former India captain announced his retirement from Test cricket last week, final his Test career with 9,230 runs, 30 centuries and a legacy as India’s most successful red-ball captain with 40 wins in 68 matches.
