New Delhi: As India started a new chapter in its Test cricket trip Shubman Gill Absence of headingley on Friday Virat Kohli On a large scale, both in emotional and cricket conversations. Former England captain Nasar hussain Payed a bright tribute to Kohli, called him one of the forces defined in modern time Test cricket.Live score: India vs England, first Test Day 1During the pre-match show of Sky Sports before the first test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Anchor mentioned the desire to see Kohli for the last time in England. Hussain responded with heartfelt praise.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“Test match cricket is much better when Kohli was playing,” said Hussain. “We will move forward – we went from Gavaskar to Tendulkar to Kohli and maybe now in Gill. But Kohli added a lot to this game of cricket. ,

Hussain recalled a powerful moment from Lord’s Test in 2021, where Kohli fired his players on the last morning.“He was in a Handle pointing to every Indian player, asking him to highlight hell on England’s batting lineup. And he did. He became a mirror image of Kohli-Rij, Bumrah, Shami … The feudalism of in-u-faes cricket.”

Without India, Kohli, Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin were placed by England to bat after winning the toss. Sai Reformson made his Test debut, while Karun Nair returned after eight years. Gill confirmed that reforms would bat at number 3.Gill said in the toss, “The preparation has been amazing … Sai starts its debut, comes in Karun.”The match not only the beginning of a new series, but also the symbolic beginning of the post-Kohli era of India.