Don't Miss Someone That Averages 33: Michael Vaughan's Bold Statement On Virat Kohli

Team India is all set to face England in the five-match Test series commencing on June 20 at Leeds. Just before the Test, former England skipper Michael Vaughan made a bold statement on legendary Indian player Virat Kohli ahead of the Test series against Ben Stoke's England. The Indian star player announced his retirement from Test Cricket ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle.

Kohli had a disastrous season in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia. Before his retirement, he was backed to feature in the England tour, but it was stated that he had already decided about the exit from the longest format a long time ago. Now, an inexperienced team will be clashing against England.

Vaughan, talking about Kohli, said that the team will surely be missing his aggression he brings on the field, but not as a batter.

He said,

"Kohli is a legend and a culture creator around this Indian team, and what he brought as a captain to the team is still there in terms of the energy, the drive, and the aggression. But he only averaged 33 here in the UK. You don't massively miss someone that averages 33, but you miss someone that brings so much to the dressing room."

Further, he said,

"These players that are going to come in and play for India, they're seriously good players. Maybe this new generation has been waiting. Maybe they've been waiting for this moment. Don't be surprised that they play really well."

After this series against England, all will get to know how this transition phase will be performing in the near future for the country.