Birmingham, July 1 -- Ahead of the second Test against India, England skipper Ben Stokes expressed his admiration for swashbuckling Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, saying that "absolutely loves watching him play".

The second Test between both sides will take place from Wednesday onwards. During the first Leeds Test, Rishabh broke plenty of records with his twin centuries, knocks of 134 and 118. However, these knocks went in vain as England chased down 371 set by India with five wickets in hand.

Speaking ahead of the match in the pre-match presser, Stokes said about Pant, "I absolutely love watching Rishabh Pant play cricket, I love the way he takes it on, in all formats of the game."

"He has got a bit of stick in his time, but...