Despite announcing his retirement from Test cricket recently, star India cricketer Virat Kohli is seemingly still involved with the Indian team. As per reports, Kohli invited Team India’s new Test captain Shubman Gill, new vice-captain Rishabh Pant, pacer Mohammed Siraj and a few others to his home in London, days before the start of India’s five-match Test series against England. With the first Test at Headingley underway from June 20, Gill and co. spent an evening at Kohli’s house to unwind.

Gill, Pant and some other members of the Indian team met up with Kohli at his London home for a couple of hours, as per a video report by RevSportz.

The tour of England will be Shubman Gill’s first Test series as Team India’s captain in red-ball cricket. Gill succeeded Rohit Sharma as India’s full-time Test captain. Rohit and Kohli had announced their Test retirement in quick succession during IPL 2025.

Meanwhile, England fast bowling great James Anderson enjoyed his battles against Indian stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli over the course of his 21-year long career but he found bowling to the latter a tad tougher.

Anderson, who made his Test debut in 2003, retired only last season to cap off a special career. The Lancastrian got success both against Tendulkar and Kohli, dismissing the Indian superstars nine and seven times respectively.