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Virat Kohli may have stepped away from Test cricket, but his influence on Team India remains unmistakable. Just days before India's much-anticipated five-Test series against England begins at Headingley, the former captain hosted current skipper Shubman Gill, vice-captain Rishabh Pant, and pacer Mohammed Siraj at his London residence in an informal, off-camera gathering.

The meeting took place on June 16, during an official rest day for the Indian team after an intra-squad warm-up in Kent, as per reports by reputed social media cricket handles.

While not formally acknowledged as part of the team's preparations, the timing and g...