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    'It’ll be a bit weird not seeing No. 18...': Stokes feels India will miss Virat’s 'fighting spirit'
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    'It’ll Be A Bit Weird Not Seeing No. 18...': Stokes Feels India Will Miss Virat’s 'fighting Spirit' In England Tests

    By IANS News June 18, 2025 • 12:40 PM View: 540
    ICC World Test Championship: England skipper and all-rounder Ben Stokes heaped praises on talismanic batter Virat Kohli, saying India will miss his "fighting spirit" when the two teams face-off in a five-match Test series, starting from June 20, adding that he will feel weird not seeing a number 18 jersey on the field.

    Team India is taking up the big challenge of a five-Test tour without players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, both of whom have announced their retirement from Test cricket just before the tour. The Indian team will be led by a new face, Shubman Gill, after the India stalwarts announced their retirement from Test cricket last month.

    In a video released by England Cricket on their Instagram, Stokes said, "I think what India will miss will be his fighting spirit out in the game, his competitiveness, desire to win. He has made number 18 his, hasn’t he? It’ll be a bit weird not seeing number 18 on the back of anyone… of any Indian shirt, but he has been class for them for a long period of time."

    TAGS England Tests Ben Stokes Virat Kohli Team India Rohit Sharma Shubman Gill England Cricket Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting Steve Waugh ICC World Test Championship Headingley Cricket Ground Both India
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