Virat Kohli, who currently stays in London, will be well within the vicinity of Team India as it plays two Tests in the city against England.

The build-up to India’s series against England has focused as much on players who are not on tour as those who are.

With India currently engaged in its five-Test series against England, the absence of Virat Kohli remains a prominent topic of discussion. Although the former captain, who has retired from Test cricket,

Brydon Carse speaks to the media ahead of the first Test at Headingley

Shubman Gill will be in the spotlight as a new-look India, without star batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, bid to end their 18-year wait for a Test series win in England.Gill succeeded Rohit as captain after the latter announced his retirement from Test cricket last month.

India have "lost a lot of experience" with the recent retirements of stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and are going to struggle in the seaming conditions of England, reckoned cricket legends Matthew Hayden and Graeme Smith.