‘Test cricket was so much better with Virat Kohli’: Nasser Hussain reflects on India great’s impact as new era begins under Shubman Gill | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: As India embarked on a new chapter of their Test cricket journey under Shubman Gill at Headingley on Friday, the absence of Virat Kohli loomed massive, each emotionally and in cricketing dialog. Former England captain Nasser Hussain paid a glowing tribute to Kohli, calling him one of many defining forces in modern-day Test cricket.Live Score: India vs England, 1st Test Day 1During Sky Sports’ pre-match present forward of the primary Test of the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy, the anchor talked about the will to see Kohli one final time in England. Hussain responded with heartfelt admiration.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“Test match cricket is so much better when Kohli was playing,” Hussain mentioned. “We will move on – we moved on from Gavaskar to Tendulkar to Kohli and maybe now to Gill. But Kohli added so much to this game of cricket.”

Hussain recalled a robust second from the Lord’s Test in 2021, the place Kohli fired up his gamers on the ultimate morning.“He was in the huddle pointing at every Indian player, telling them to unleash hell on that England batting lineup. And they did. That side became a mirror image of Kohli – the feistiness of Siraj, Bumrah, Shami… in-your-face cricket.”

India, with out Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and R Ashwin, have been put in to bat after England received the toss. Sai Sudharsan made his Test debut, whereas Karun Nair returned after eight years. Gill confirmed Sudharsan would bat at No. 3.“Preparation has been amazing… Sai makes his debut, Karun comes in,” Gill mentioned on the toss.The match marks not simply the beginning of a new sequence, however the symbolic starting of India’s post-Kohli era.