According to a report from RevSportz, the Indian former captain Virat Kohli is likely to feature in the County Cricket prior to the 5-match away England Test series in June. Following the batting massacre, the Indian head coach, Gautam Gambhir, stressed the importance of domestic cricket. Virat Kohli struggled with his off-side woes and had been dismissed by the seventh-stump ball repeatedly. Baring a century in the second inning at Perth, he scored 90 runs in the rest of the 8 innings. India will face England as their first Test assignment in the next World Test Championship cycle. The first test will be on June 20 at Headingley, with the final one starting on July 31 at the Kennington Oval in London. Participating in the county cricket will indeed benefit Kohli for the series. Read also: Basit Ali on Jasprit Bumrah's Injury & 2025 CT Squad Chances County clash with IPL For Virat Kohli to participate in County Cricket, his IPL team, Royal Challengers Bangalore, needs to get eliminated from the knockout stage. The IPL final has been scheduled for May 25. If Kohli continues staying in India, he will have roughly 14 days to play County. This will not be enough for a person to get accustomed to the England conditions. In case RCB qualifies, both the RCB franchise and BCCI officials need to grant him necessary leave. Players prioritising international cricket over franchise cricket is not new. Mitchell Starc has stayed away from the league for a long time to prioritise Australian cricket. In recent times, Pat Cummis stepped down from 2023 IPl to focus on the 2023 WTC final against India.