England skipper and all-rounder Ben Stokes heaped praises on Virat Kohli, saying India will miss his “fighting spirit” when the team take on England for a five-match Test series starting from June 20. The Indian team will be led by a new face, Shubman Gill, after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirement from Test cricket last month.
In a video released by England Cricket, Stokes said on what India will miss after the retirement of Virat Kohli, “I think what India will miss will be his fighting spirit out in the game, his competitiveness, desire to win. He has made number 18 his, hasn’t he? It’ll be a bit weird not seeing number 18 on the back of anyone… of any Indian shirt, but he has been class for them for a long period of time.”
Stokes shared that when he texted Virat after the latter announced to put an end to his illustrious red ball career. Stokes said, “I did text him, saying it’s going to be a shame not to play against him because I love playing against Virat. We both love playing against each other because we have that same mindset when we are out in the field that it’s a battle,”England skipper and all-rounder Ben Stokes heaped praises on Virat Kohli, saying India will miss his “fighting spirit” when the team take on England for a five-match Test series starting from June 20. The Indian team will be led by a new face, Shubman Gill, after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirement from Test cricket last month.
In a video released by England Cricket, Stokes said on what India will miss after the retirement of Virat Kohli, “I think what India will miss will be his fighting spirit out in the game, his competitiveness, desire to win. He has made number 18 his, hasn’t he? It’ll be a bit weird not seeing number 18 on the back of anyone… of any Indian shirt, but he has been class for them for a long period of time.”
Stokes shared that when he texted Virat after the latter announced to put an end to his illustrious red ball career. Stokes said, “I did text him, saying it’s going to be a shame not to play against him because I love playing against Virat. We both love playing
against each other because we have that same mindset when we are out in the field that it’s a battle,”
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