'You don't miss someone who...': Former England star mocks Virat Kohli during IND vs ENG rivalry
Virat Kohli. (PIC - X)
New Delhi: The first match of the five-Test series between India and England will be played at Leeds ground. Before this match, the former England captain had given a controversial statement about Virat Kohli. This has created a stir in the cricket world. Virat Kohli, who has retired from Test cricket during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, will now be seen playing only in ODI cricket.
He has a great record in Test cricket. Despite this, the former England captain has taken a dig at his batting average. This has made Indian fans very angry. At the same time, the Indian team would like to answer this with its performance against England.
What did Michael Vaughan say?
The former England captain has targeted Virat Kohli. Talking to Fox Sports, he claimed that Team India will not miss Virat Kohli too much, because the average of this great batsman of Team India in England was only 33.21. Virat has scored 1096 runs in 17 Test matches in England. This includes two centuries and five half-centuries.
'Kohli is a legend and a culture creator around this Indian team, and what he brought as a captain to the team is still there in terms of the energy and the drive, and the aggression. But he only averaged 33 here in the UK. You don't massively miss someone that averages 33, but you miss someone that brings so much to the dressing room,' Vaughan told Fox Cricket.
Vaughan said that the Indian team will not miss Virat as a batsman, but the team will definitely miss him as a legend in the dressing room. What he brought to the team as a captain is still present, but he will not be missed as a batsman. Vaughan has supported the good performance of the young players in the absence of the experienced pair of Rohit and Virat. He said that no one should be surprised if they play really well in England and claimed that perhaps they must have been waiting for this moment.
'These players that are going to come in and play for India, they're seriously good players. Maybe this new generation has been waiting. Maybe they've been waiting for this moment. Don't be surprised that they play really well,' he added.
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