Virat Kohli, world’s best batsman in all three formats, is all set to play for the county team Surrey in the month of June. Virat Kohli will join Surrey after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018, which ends on May 27. Virat Kohli will also miss the one-off Test against Afghanistan, scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on June 14. During his county stint, Kohli will be seen playing under the captaincy of Rory Burns. The 27-year-old Burns has played 96 first-class matches, scoring 6548 runs at an average of 48.43.
As per the schedule, India will kick off the England tour with three T20Is, followed by three ODIs and five-match Test series. Interestingly, Kohli will be the sixth Indian player to represent Surrey in the English county.
Zaheer Khan was the first Indian player to make an appearance for Surrey in 2004. Harbhajan Singh (2005 and 2007), Anil Kumble (2006), Pragyan Ojha (2011) and Murali Karthik (2012) are the other Indian cricketers to have played for Surrey.
