India, June 19 -- England captain Ben Stokes has had enough of the chatter around India missing Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Rohit Sharma now that the three of them have retired from Test cricket. On the eve of the series-opener against a relatively young Indian side led by first-time captain Shubman Gill, England's experienced all-rounder put an end to the narrative of 'India being weakened' by the absence of Kohli, Ashwin and Rohit.

"There's been a lot said about no Rohit, no Virat and no Ashwin, that doesn't mean that we think it's going to be any easier than what it ever is against India. The pool of talent that Indian cricket has is just ginormous," Stokes told the media during the pre-match press conference.

Ashwin was the...