England Check captain Ben Stokes has showered reward on Virat Kohli and mentioned it will be a disgrace that he will not be taking part in within the upcoming five-match Check sequence between India and England, ranging from June 20.Earlier this month, Virat Kohli introduced his retirement from Check cricket.“I texted him saying it will be a disgrace not taking part in towards him this time. I like taking part in towards Virat,” Stokes mentioned in a video launched by the England and Wales Cricket Board.“We have all the time relished the competition as a result of we share the identical mindset on the sector; it is a battle.”Stokes mentioned India goes to overlook Kohli’s ardour and spirit on the sector.“What India will miss is his combating spirit on the sector, his competitiveness, his want to win. He is made No. 18 his personal; we would by no means see it on the again of one other Indian shirt. He is been pure class for such a very long time,” mentioned Stokes.“He is been unbelievable. He deserves all of the accolades. Little doubt, there’s been loads of reward for him in India and right here as effectively. He is accomplished effectively in England too,” he added.Stokes referred to as Kohli one of many best of the white-ball format.“In white-ball codecs, he is been excellent. One factor I will all the time keep in mind about Virat is how onerous he hits the ball via the covers; that cowl drive will dwell lengthy within the reminiscence,” mentioned Stokes.Who’s that IPL participant?Regardless of not having Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Stokes feels that India has unbelievable depth with regards to batters.“We all the time look to get on the opposition throughout a Check, and we glance and see how we are able to adapt. They’ve had two huge retirements in Rohit and Kohli, who’ve been such an essential a part of the Indian staff and all of the success that they’ve had. However India’s battery of batters is simply unbelievable.“When I’ve frolicked within the IPL, they’ve batters popping out of their—cannot say that phrase on the interview—however what I imply. You possibly can by no means take any Indian staff flippantly, even if they’re with out two of their best batters,” mentioned Stokes.