Former Indian cricketer Farokh Engineer has praised Virat Kohli for leading the team brilliantly but also added that the England tour will be the real test for Team India. According to Engineer, in England, the Indian team will face the different conditions which can be challenging for them.

England will host India in a five-match Test series in 2018, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced today. The teams will play three Twenty20 Internationals in July, followed by three One-Day Internationals and then five Tests at Edgbaston, Lord’s, Trent Bridge, the Rose Bowl and The Oval.

Alastair Cook, who stepped down from England’s Test captaincy, believes that Joe Root is among several candidates who can replace him as the skipper. However, pacer James Anderson is confident that Root is the "obvious candidate" for the post, but said that the role must not affect his batting.