Kapil Dev has urged India captain Virat Kohli to spend time in the County Championship before his country's Test series with England this summer.

The five-match series between the two countries begins in August and India will be hoping for better fortunes on English soil having won just three Tests since 1986.

During their last series in 2014, Kohli, currently the second best five-day batsman in the ICC rankings, failed to register a half century or a ton and averaged a paltry 13.40, way below his current average of 53.40.

The advice from one of Kohli's predecessors as India captain is that a stint on the county circuit may be beneficial in adapting to English conditions.

"If he can get it and if he can keep on playing there, I think it always helps," said Dev, who was speaking in his role as an ambassador for Laureus.