Virat Kohli hasn't scored an international hundred since November 2019.
The England cricket team is coming off a 2-0 Test series win over Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. Joe Root and his men will be prepared to play against a tough Indian side that has achieved one of their greatest Test series victories overseas, coming into this series at home.
The biggest concern in front of them might have shifted from playing spin in Indian conditions to stopping Indian captain Virat Kohli from piling runs at home.
While Kohli was away from the Indian team that performed exceedingly well in Australia, he might be that much more motivated to contribute to Indian victories.
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This has certainly worried the visiting English side, who according to spinner all-rounder Moeen Ali, have no clue how they are going to dismiss Kohli in the upcoming series.
Moeen told reporters during a video conference, "How do we get him out? He's obviously an amazing player, world-class, he's very motivated to do well and I'm sure he'll be even more motivated after they did well in Australia and he had to leave for the birth of his child."
"I don't know how we're going to get him out because I don't think he has any sort of weakness but we have a good bowling attack, some pace in the line-up. He's a great guy and a good friend of mine — we don't talk too much about cricket. We do a little bit but not too much," he added.
As for the Indian fans, this brings a smile on their faces, who have been waiting for their skipper's 71st international hundred for over 14 months now.
(With inputs from PTI)