India will be without the services of legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli when they take on England in the five-match Test series, starting June 20. Rohit announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 7 while Virat quit red-ball cricket on May 12. India's batting will lack much-needed experience in their absence.

Ben Stokes isn't taking India lightly despite their retirements. Speaking to the media on the eve of the England-Zimbabwe Test match, Stokes said: "We always look to get at the opposition during a Test and we look and see how we can adapt. They have had two big retirements in Rohit and Kohli, who have been such an important part of the Indian team and all the success that they have had. But India's battery of batters is just incredible."

"When I have spent time in the IPL, they have batters coming out of their, can't say that word on the interview, but you know what I mean. You can never take any Indian team lightly despite the fact that they're without two of their greatest batters," he added.

Rohit was India's best batsman on the previous England tour and scored 368 runs. Virat was India's captain in the 4 Tests played in 2021. India returned home with a 2-1 lead. India will surely miss their best performers in the high-octane Test series.

Shubman Gill is likely to be named the new Test captain. The opening batsman will reportedly be unveiled as the new Test captain in a press conference this week. Shubman has led India in T20I cricket.

He is the present vice-captain of the white-ball teams and could become India's all-format captain in 2027. Rohit Sharma looks set to lead India till the 2027 ODI World Cup while Suryakumar Yadav is India's present T20I captain.