Shubman Gill is formally the brand new Indian cricket workforce Take a look at captain. At a press convention in Mumbai on Saturday, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar introduced the choice whereas revealing India’s squad for the five-Take a look at collection towards England, that begins on June 20. Shubman Gill doesn’t have prior expertise of main the Take a look at aspect, whereas the squad that has been chosen contains two gamers – Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul – who’ve led the aspect up to now. BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar was clear in his thought course of when requested concerning the duo and their probabilities of chief.
“Bumrah as a result of he has led us in Australia however one, he’s not obtainable for all of the Take a look at matches. I believe we wished him extra as a participant. It is all the time additional burden if you end up managing 15-16 individuals. It takes loads out of you. We’d fairly have him as a bowler. Hope he has an enormous collection. He is a crucial participant for us, so having him match as a bowler necessary. He is aware of the place his physique is in the intervening time,” Agarkar stated.
“With KL not likely, mainly he captained some time again however I used to be not there at the moment. We hope he has an enormous collection. However, concerning Bumrah, having hims match as a bowler is essential.”
Agarkar emphasised {that a} captain shouldn’t be chosen for one or two collection and long-term planning must be saved in thoughts whereas making such calls.
“You do not choose a captain for one or two collection, you need to plan for the long run. We’re hopeful that he [Shubman Gill] will study with time,” Ajit Agarkar stated in a press convention.
At 25, Gill has turn into one of many youngest gamers to carry the place in recent times. Although he lacks captaincy expertise within the red-ball format, he has led India in a five-match T20I project in Zimbabwe in 2024. Gill has additionally been captaining the Gujarat Titans within the Indian Premier League.
Gill has additionally been serving as vice-captain in ODIs and T20Is. He was Rohit Sharma’s deputy in india’s victorious Champions Trophy marketing campaign within the UAE in February 2025. In Take a look at cricket, Gill has performed 32 matches and scored 1,893 runs, together with 5 centuries.
India’s Take a look at squad for England collection: Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
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