Ind vs Eng Tests: Former England great brutally mocks Virat Kohli, check reason

Team India is taking on England in the first Test at Leeds on Friday. However, superstars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are not playing the match as they have announced their retirements from the longest format of the game ahead of the all-important series.

Several experts expressed their surprise over Kohli's retirement as they feel that Kohli could have played Test cricket for two to three more years as he is supremely fit and fine.

However, former England captain Michael Vaughan has made a brutal statement on Kohli ahead of the five-match Test series. 

According to Vaughan, India won’t miss Virat Kohli's batting during the upcoming Test series in England, considering his disappointing performances in Test cricket in the UK.

Vaughan stated that India will feel the absence of Kohli’s on-field aggression. He further said that the new Indian players could rise to the occasion and perform well.

"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 and 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," said Vaughan during a recent interaction.

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"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," he added.

Meanwhile, many Kohli fans slammed Vaughan for his statement against the superstar.