In this quiz, you need to name all 22 players who played the last India-England Test in England without Virat Kohli.
Kohli has played 17 Tests in England, making his red-ball debut in the country in 2014. It ended up being a horrific tour for Kohli, who was troubled by James Anderson throughout, and ended with just 134 runs from ten innings with a high score of 39.
He redeemed himself in 2018, where he made 593 runs at 59.30, with two hundreds and three fifties. Though India lost the series 4-1, Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham, in particular, was the highlight, with the scoreline not adequately reflecting how closely-fought the series was.
His return in 2021 did not see Kohli the batter shine, but it was when Kohli the skipper stood out. He marhsalled his troops brilliantly, leading them to a sensational come-from-behind win at Lord’s, while his persistence of Ravindra Jadeja over R Ashwin at the Oval stood out. India were leading 2-1 before the last match of the series was postponed due to Covid-19. By the time India returned, Kohli was no more the captain and a resurgent England robbed the visitors of what could have been their most memorable series win.
The last time India and England played a Test without Kohli in the XI was in August 2011 at The Oval, when a massive innings win for the hosts saw the series end 4-0.
You have four minutes to run through the names and list down all 22 players who played that game. Good luck!
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