India star Rohit Sharma to miss England Test series

Rohit Sharma will miss India's entire five-match Test series against England - and possibly the limited-overs leg which follows after Christmas.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced two days ago that their most stylish batsman was out of the first two Tests against England, in Rajkot and Vizag, after injuring his thigh during the one-day international series victory over New Zealand.

It was suggested then that Rohit may need surgery, and that probability was underlined in a short statement from the Indian board on Friday afternoon.

Even though Kohli's team is a young side, it has already started working like a well-oiled machine. Batting has started blossoming as a unit with different players assuming key roles at different times.