James Anderson and Virat Kohli's rivalry
England will miss the services of James Anderson, a red-ball great, who previously retired from the format. Anderson was well aware of Virat Kohli's weaknesses and has tasted a decent amount of success in dismissing him. Over the years, Kohli, who has been struggling to face outside off-stump balls, has often been a victim of Anderson's bowling mastery
Rohit Sharma's aggressive starts
Team India will miss the aggressive starts that their former skipper Rohit Sharma used to provide in the longest format of the game. Although Rohit struggled to find himself among the runs during the ending phase of his red-ball career, but was one of the mainstays in India's batting line-up. Following his retirement, Team India's think tank appointed Shubman Gill as their new skipper in Test cricket
Ravichandran Ashwin's spin mastery
Along with Rohit and Virat, Team India will also miss the services of its crafty spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin. With the ability to break partnerships with the ball, Ashwin has also made crucial contributions with the bat. In his absence, Ravindra Jadeja will lead the spin attack and will be shouldered by Kuldeep Yadav
India squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc, wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana
England: Ben Stokes (Durham) - Captain, Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Sam Cook (Essex), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Jamie Overton (Surrey), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
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