Will Virat Kohli skip IPL and play county games? Akash Chopra attacks batsman's supporters

Former India national cricket team player Aakash Chopra has slammed rumors that Virat Kohli is planning to play county cricket ahead of India's Test series against England. He lashed out at those praising batsmen for their dedication, saying keyboard warriors should know where and when the game is played.

Indian national cricket team batsman Virat Kohli is troubled by his poor performance in Test cricket. During the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia's national cricket team pacers revealed the right-hander's struggles with the balls outside off.

Virat Kohli to play county cricket in preparation for Test series against England, reports say

Kohli will find it difficult to score runs in the home Test season even before the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. But he seemed to have found his mojo again when he hit a century in the first Test against the Australian national cricket team, but after that, the same fate happened again.

After his defeat, there were reports that Kohli will play county cricket to prepare for the Test series against England. Many praised the batsmen for their dedication as they stated that the batsmen are eager to give their best for the team in the longest format of the game.

If anyone is trying to say Virat Kohli will skip IPL and prepare for Tests by playing county matches, wake up – Aakash Chopra

However, Akash Chopra said those praising Kohli for playing county cricket should look at the time and place of the match. He highlighted that batsmen will not be able to play in the county due to the IPL. He explained in a video posted on his YouTube channel:

「有報導稱，維拉特·科利將在IPL結束後去參加縣板球比賽，以便為對陣英格蘭的測試系列賽做好準備。此報道一出，鍵盤俠們就散佈了有關他承諾的message.

“I saw Chandresh Narayanan's post on If anyone tries to say Kohli, please wake up.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should feature in these two rounds of Ranji Trophy

Akash Chopra further urged Kohli and Rohit Sharma to play in the Ranji Trophy and said that they did not play in the Duleep Trophy and now, when they have the option, they should play this time. He added:

“But, one thing is for sure. The next round of the Ranji Trophy will begin on January 23. Therefore, both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Both rounds should be played as the T20I cricket matches will be played then.

“The last time they had the chance to play first-class cricket, both said – 'We don't need it.'” That was the Duleep Trophy, organized to prepare you for the long Test season, I think they might still have an option now, but I don't think they'd choose to skip it right now.

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