With India all set to tour England for a five-game Test collection from June 20, the BCCI took centre stage and introduced India’s squad for the upcoming collection. They additionally revealed Shubman Gill as their new skipper, with Rishabh Pant as his deputy.

New Delhi:

With India all set to tour England for a five-game Test collection, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) took centre stage and introduced India’s squad for the upcoming tour. It is fascinating to notice that the Indian crew will tackle England throughout 5 Test matches, ranging from June 20.

Ahead of the collection, the BCCI introduced that India might be led by star batter Shubman Gill for the collection. Rishabh Pant might be his deputy. Apart from Gill and Pant, the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, and plenty of extra star gamers may even function for India towards England.

It is price noting that the India tour of England would be the starting of the brand new World Test Championship cycle 2025-27. Both sides might be hoping to get off to a great begin to the brand new cycle with the high-octane Test collection. With the collection starting from June 20, the primary Test might be held at Headingley, Leeds. Furthermore, the following matches might be held in Birmingham, Lord’s, Manchester, and The Oval.

With the squad announcement, many questioned why ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah was not thought-about for the position of the vice captain. Speaking on the identical, chief selector Ajit Agarkar opined that they had been searching for a participant who could be obtainable for all 5 Test matches.

“Don’t assume he’ll be obtainable for all 5 Tests. Whether it is 4 or three, we’ll see primarily based on how the collection goes and the way his workload is. Even if he is match for 3-4 Tests, he’ll be an asset for us. Just pleased he is a part of the squad,” Agarkar mentioned on the press convention.

India squad for England tour: Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna , Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav