Rahul, Karun experience may be vital in English conditions

With Kohli and Rohit retired, the young batters will look up to the experienced duo in the five-Test series

- Sanjjeev K Samyal

MUMBAI: Going into the England Test series starting at Leeds on June 20, India's biggest concern will be over how the Shubman Gill-led side will cope after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Who will step up in the batting line-up?

It's a place which demands a lot of acclimatisation by the batters. When the sun plays hide-and-seek, on most days in England one is facing the moving ball in the cold and gloom.

The two India A unofficial Tests against England Lions would have helped ease some nerves in the Indian camp. After Karun Nair's double century in the first game, KL Rahul hit a stylish century on Day 1 of the second game in Northampton on Friday.

Dilip Vengsarkar knows what it takes to do well in England, having scored three centuries at Lord's, cricket's spiritual home.