File Pic: Virt Kohli and Ben Stokes New Delhi: England Captain Ben Stokes expressed his disappointment by not getting a chance to face the virtual Kohli in the upcoming test series against India and calling the absence of the Indian Maestra for the series and a significant loss for the world cricket.Kohli, who announced his retirement from the test cricket last month, ended his famous career with a red ball with 9 230 runs, 30 centuries and an average of 46.85 in 123 matches. His retirement, followed by Rohit Sharma’s, left India in a temporary phase, while 25 -year -old SHUBMAN GILL was about to lead the young group to a series of five matches from June 20 in Headingley.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!In a video released by the English cricket, Stokes was thinking about what India would miss in the absence of Kohl: “What India will miss will be his combat spirit in the game, his competitiveness and his desire to win,” he said.
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“He did number 18, right? No? It will be a little strange that he hadn’t seen the number 18 on the back of the Indian shirt, but he was a class for them for a long time.”
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Stokes, known for his own harsh competitive spirit, also revealed that he personally sent Kohli after the retirement reports.“I sent him text messages and said it would be a pity not to play against him because I like to play against Virat. We both like to play against each other because we have the same thinking – that it is a battle.”
