Team India will be without the services of their former captain Virat Kohli for the whole five-match Test series against England owing to personal reasons. While many reckon that Kohli's absence is a body blow for India, it's not according to former cricketer-turner-commentator David Lloyd.
The fifth Test between England and India starts at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester from September 10. India lead the five-match Test series 2-1.
Kohli recently was critical of Dawid Malan's controversial catch that led to the dismissal of Suryakumar Yadav in the fourth T20I between India and England.
Lloyd said that had the incident happened between Kohli and umpire Menon in another sport, the Indian skipper would have been immediately sent off.
The former English cricketer praised Sibley for playing an important knock of 87 but added that his fall to Bumrah at the last ball of the day showed the pacer did his homework.
Lloyd said that shift in focus in Indian cricket to fast bowling coupled with the Ganguly era has made India a side to reckon with regardless of the conditions
Former England cricketer David Lloyd feels that Kohli is fearless and always put his team first.
MS Dhoni made himself unavailable for the West Indies tour as he wanted to serve his regiment during the next two months.
Birmingham, Aug 13: Former England cricketer David Lloyd has said that Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni seems to have run out of luck and these are testing times for the World Cup-winning skipper. "For three
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