India, May 14 -- With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli calling time on their Test careers, India will go to England with a drastically inexperienced batting line-up. That is unless the selectors go back to Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara. There's nothing to suggest they will deviate from their policy of looking at the future. KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have played nine Tests in England before. Shubman Gill, who is tipped to become the new captain, has played three. Indian cricket has been here before. The last time India went on an overseas Test tour with a lightweight batting line-up was to South Africa in 2013.P22
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