India are currently taking on England in the first Test of the five-match series at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. The team are playing without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, as both of the stalwarts have retired from the longest format of the game recently. India are struggling Day 5 as they aim to take 10 wickets to win this game. But England are going strong, as they might end up chasing the 371 runs required, with Bazball on full display. Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has now stated that India are desperately missing Virat Kohli in this game.

Virat Kohli, especially when he was captain, always used to be at his aggressive best in Test Cricket. He used to be in the opposition's face and rile them up. leading to the fall of wickets. As India struggle to get wickets, Ravi Shastri, who was on commentary said that India need someone like Kohli to get in the face of the English batters.

“India need someone to do a Kohli. Should be someone designated. Kohli could do it for 3 people. Get in the face,” Shastri said.

England won the toss and opted to bowl first in the first Test match. India put on 471 runs in the first innings thanks to centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. However, there was a late batting collapse, as they could not post a mammoth score.

In the second innings, dropped catches and poor fielding did not help India at all, as England were all out for 465. It was the Jasprit Bumrah show, as the star pacer picked up a five-wicket haul. heping India get a slender 6-run lead.

KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant slammed centuries in the third innings, as India scored 364, thus ending their innings with a lead of 370. England now need 371 to win this Test match.