Chandigarh, May 15: India are scheduled to tour England next month for a five-match Test series. With this series taking place from June 20, the new test championship cycle of the Indian team will begin. Before this series, Team India suffered two major setbacks in the last 10 days. Regular Test captain Rohit Sharma retired from Tests on May 7 and veteran batsman Virat Kohli on May 12. It was a big blow for Team India before the tour of England. Kohli was supposed to be selected for this tour, but even before that, he shocked the BCCI and the Indian fans. Both Rohit and Kohli have scored a lot of runs in England and their retirement could prove fatal for India. Only two Indians have averaged more than 40 in Tests since 2018. These two batsmen are Rohit and Kohli.
Kohli and Rohit most successful
Kohli has scored the most runs among Indian batsmen in Tests in England since 2018. He has scored 962 runs in 23 innings at an average of 41.82. It includes two centuries and five fifties. At the same time, the hitman played 12 innings in England and scored 490 runs at an average of 44.54. It includes a century and two fifties. He is the sixth highest Indian run-scorer in Tests since 2018 on English soil. The five batsmen with more runs than Hitman and less than Virat include Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant.
Here are the other batsmen in the list
Pujara has scored 648 runs at an average of 32.40 in 22 innings in England since 2018. It includes one century and four fifties. Meanwhile, Rahul scored 614 runs at an average of 34.11 in 18 innings. Among them are two centuries and one half-century. Rahane scored 565 runs in 21 innings at an average of 26.90. It includes four fifties. At the same time, Pant scored 556 runs in 17 innings at an average of 32.70. These include two centuries and two fifties. Ravindra Jadeja is in the seventh place after Hitman. During this time, Jadeja scored 465 runs in 15 innings at an average of 33.21. It includes a century and two fifties.
Rohit-Kohli will be missed
In such a way, the retirement of Rohit and Kohli before an important series like England is a big blow for Team India. This year will see a young Indian team touring England. Shubman Gill can be made captain for the tour. At the same time, Rishabh Pant can be made vice-captain. However, only time will tell who will replace Rohit and Kohli in the Tests. Both of these are sure to be missed on this tour.
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