Shubman Gill, 25, was on Saturday announced India captain for the upcoming England tour. With two of his most senior counterparts – Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli- retiring from Test cricket recently, the right-hand batter from Fazilka, Punjab was set to take the guard and usher Indian cricket into new era.
Having made his Test debut in 2020, Gill, who will be India’s 37th Test captain, has played 32 matches so far scoring 1893 runs including five hundreds.
The announcement was made following a meeting of the senior selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. Rishabh Pant was announced as Gill’s deputy for the all-important England series that includes five Test matches.
Tamil Nadu batter B Sai Sudharsan, Arshdeep Singh were given a maiden call-up but pacer Mohammed Shami has been dropped from the squad of 18 due to fitness issue. Karun Nair and Shardul Thakur have made a comeback to the Test squad.
The batting group includes KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran and Dhruv Jurel, who has been picked as the second wicketkeeper. Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Thakur and Nitish Kumar Reddy have been selected as the all-rounders while Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Arshdeep and Prasidh Krishna were picked as the pacers. Kuldeep Yadav is the only specialist spinner in the team.
The series, which will be India’s first in the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle, starts on June 20 in Headingley. The last of the five Tests starts at the Oval on July 31.
India’s squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
Shubman Gill, the 25-year-old right-hand batter from Fazilka, Punjab, has been named as the captain of the Indian Test team for the upcoming tour of England. This announcement comes after the recent retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from Test cricket, leaving a leadership vacuum in the team.
Gill, who made his Test debut in 2020, has played 32 matches so far and scored 1893 runs, including five centuries. He will be India’s 37th Test captain and will be leading the team in what is being seen as the beginning of a new era in Indian cricket.
The decision was made following a meeting of the senior selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. Rishabh Pant has been named as Gill’s deputy for the series, which includes five Test matches against England.
In addition to Gill and Pant, the squad includes several new faces, including Tamil Nadu batter B Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh. However, pace bowler Mohammed Shami has been dropped from the squad due to fitness issues. Karun Nair and Shardul Thakur have made a comeback to the Test squad.
The batting group includes KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, and Dhruv Jurel, who has been picked as the second wicketkeeper. The all-rounders in the squad are Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Thakur, and Nitish Kumar Reddy. The pace attack will be led by Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, and Prasidh Krishna, with Kuldeep Yadav as the only specialist spinner in the team.
The upcoming series against England will mark the beginning of India’s campaign in the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle. The first Test is scheduled to start on June 20 at Headingley, with the fifth and final Test taking place at the Oval on July 31.
The full squad for the tour of England includes: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
