Leeds, June 19 -- England Test skipper Ben Stokes heaped praise on the Indian youngsters in the squad and called the current Indian bunch of talent "enormous" ahead of the first Test of the five-match series at Headingley from Friday.

India will kick off its World Test Championship cycle with five Tests in England, scheduled to begin on June 20 at Headingley. After India's star players, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin, retired from the Test format, India is bereft of experience in the five Tests against England. The management has included a couple of young faces to fill in the void.

Speaking on the Indian youngsters during the pre-match press conference, Stokes said, "There's been a lot said about no Rohit, no Virat ...