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Can't take India lightly even without Rohit, Kohli: Stokes
The New Indian Express Hubballi
|May 22, 2025
INDIA will be as formidable as ever despite the absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma during the five-Test series against England, given the "battery of batsmen" they possess, feels all-rounder Ben Stokes, who will lead the home side during the gruelling series beginning on June 20.
Stokes, 33, who is returning to the side after undergoing surgery on his left hamstring in December, added that in Kohli India would miss someone with loads of fighting spirit and competitiveness on the field. Both Rohit and Kohli retired from the longest format earlier this month. "One thing about India is their battery of batsmen; it is just incredible."
The time I've spent in the IPL, they've got batters coming out of there... can't say a word on this in this interview but you know what I mean," Stokes said in a video posted by England and Wales Cricket Board.
"You can never take any Indian team lightly even if the fact that they are without two of their great batsmen."
This story is from the May 22, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Hubballi.
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