Ollie Pope makes massive claim, says 'India will miss Virat Kohli's aura'

NEW DELHI: England's lawman skipper Ollie Pope acknowledges that portion India's caller squad possesses sizeable accomplishment and ability, the lack of Virat Kohli volition beryllium noticeable successful the forthcoming five-Test bid opening successful Leeds connected June 20.Following the Test status of veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, India has selected a comparatively inexperienced squad for this important series.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!"It's a young team, but these Indian players they person got truthful overmuch extent and talent," Pope told talkSPORT Cricket."So they've got a batch of young guys coming through; a batch of bully players. Shubman Gill, their caller captain, is simply a fantastic player.

They volition miss the aura of Virat Kohli lasting astatine slips and chirping away."But they person got immoderate bully talent, truthful they volition consciousness confident. But our players are acceptable for it."India's past Test bid triumph successful England dates backmost to 2007, with consequent losses successful 2011, 2014 and 2018, portion the 2021-22 bid concluded successful a draw.

"It's a large clip for america to play India"Pope highlighted the value of the upcoming India bid for England, describing it arsenic important mentation up of the Ashes aboriginal this year.

"It's a large clip for america to play India. Last summer, we had the West Indies and Sri Lanka, but with India coming over, the level of prime that they volition bring is simply a large mode for america to absorption connected that and not look excessively acold ahead."So yeah, for us, it's the cleanable clip to play India, and past erstwhile the Ashes travel around, it volition beryllium exciting."