India, May 17 -- Even as he continues to draw crowds in the Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, there's now a possibility Virat Kohli could return to England later this year; not in India colours, but in whites for Middlesex at Lord's. Days after Kohli shocked the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from Test cricket, Middlesex director of cricket Alan Coleman has confirmed the club's interest in luring the Indian maestro for a potential red-ball stint at the Home of Cricket.

"Virat Kohli is the most iconic player of his generation, so of course we are interested in having that conversation," Coleman told The Guardian.

Kohli, 36, retired from Test cricket over a month before India's five-Test series in Engla...