Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill named Indian Test captain for England tour
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian batter Shubman Gill was on Saturday picked as the captain of the national men's team for the upcoming Test series in England.
Gill will succeed Rohit Sharma, who retired from Tests earlier this month.
India had won the only Test in the last Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia under Bumrah's leadership.
On choosing Gill as the skipper, chief selector Ajit Agarwal said, "You don't pick Captains for 1-2 tours. You want to invest in something that is going to help us going forward. We have seen some progress in him over the last 2 years.
"There is no doubt, it is going to be tough doing a 5 match series in England. Maybe we will have to learn on the job a little, but we are very confident and that is the reason we are picking him..."
Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been picked as the vice captain of the side.
Apart from Rohit, India will also miss star batter Virat Kohli, who announced retirement from Test earlier this month.
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
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India's Tour of England, 2025 |
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S. No. |
Day and Date (From) |
Day and Date (To) |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
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1 |
Friday |
20-Jun-25 |
Tuesday |
24-Jun-25 |
03.30 PM IST |
1st Test |
Headingley, Leeds |
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2 |
Wednesday |
2-Jul-25 |
Sunday |
6-Jul-25 |
03.30 PM IST |
2nd Test |
Edgbaston, Birmingham |
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3 |
Thursday |
10-Jul-25 |
Monday |
14-Jul-25 |
03.30 PM IST |
3rd Test |
Lord's Cricket Ground, London |
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4 |
Wednesday |
23-Jul-25 |
Sunday |
27-Jul-25 |
03.30 PM IST |
4th Test |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
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5 |
Thursday |
31-Jul-25 |
Monday |
04-Aug-25 |
03.30 PM IST |
5th Test |
Kennington Oval, London |
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