Olie Pope on Virat Kohli: The World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle is starting from June 20 for the Indian team. For which India has visited England. A five -match Test series is to be played between India and England. The first match of which is to be played from 20 June to 24 June at the Hadingley Ground in Leeds. But even before this Test series, Virat Kohli has retired from red ball cricket. On this, England Test Vice -captain Oli Pope has given a big statement about Virat Kohli. Which is making a lot of headlines.
Oli Pope’s statement on Virat Kohli
England’s Test Vice -captain Oli Pope believes that the Indian team will now miss Virat Kohli’s ‘Ara’. According to the Pope, Kohli used to bring such an impact on the ground that would make the opposition team scared and the confidence of his team increased.
Talking to TalkSport, Oli Pope said, “This is a young team, but these Indian players have a lot of talent and depth. Many good young players are coming out. Shubman Gill, who is now the new captain, is a great batsman. Yes, Virat Kohli’s presence and enthusiasm in the slip will be missed. But there is no lack of talent in the team, so we will be completely reliable.”
Virat Kohli’s performance against England in Test cricket
From 2012 to 2022, Virat Kohli has played 28 Test matches against England. In these 28 Tests, he has scored 1991 runs in 50 innings at an average of 42.36. Which includes 5 centuries and 9 half -centuries.
On the home ground, Virat Kohli has scored 1015 runs in 21 innings of 13 matches against England at an average of 56.38. Which includes 3 centuries and 4 half -centuries. On the grounds of England, Virat Kohli has scored 976 runs in 29 innings of 15 matches against England at an average of 33.65. Which includes 2 centuries and 5 half -centuries.
Indian team for IND Vs ENG Test Series
For India, Shubman Gill (captain) and Rishabh Pant (vice-captain and wicketkeeper) will lead the team. The team includes other prominent players Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav.
