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During the senior selection committee meeting in Mumbai on Saturday, May 24, the BCCI confirmed that Shubman Gill has been named India's 37th Test captain. At the board headquarters, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia and the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel convened to select an 18-man team for the 5-Test series against England, which begins at Headingley on June 20.
Shubman Gill's deputy for the England tour was Rishabh Pant. Players like Arshdeep Singh and Sai Sudharsan received their first Test cricket call-ups. Due to fitness concerns, Mohammed Shami was not selected in a crucial decision, while players like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj advanced to the 18th team. Abhimanyu Easwaran, a captain who has been travelling with the team, is given another chance.
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Karun Nair, B Sai Sudharsan, and Abhimanyu Easwaran's selection, meanwhile, suggests a plan to reward steady domestic success. KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are anticipated to start the innings, while Gill will take Kohli's crucial No. 4 spot.
Both Sudharsan and Nair are expected to compete for the No. 3 position. The former, who had a breakthrough IPL season and a successful time with Surrey in County cricket, is probably going to make his Test debut. Despite concerns about his form, dynamic batsman Rishabh Pant is picked as the vice-captain and returns as the wicketkeeper.
At a time when the squad is experiencing a generational shift in both personnel and approach, Gill now assumes the lead role. There has been increasing conjecture that India will try to restructure their Test team with young players at the forefront ever since they were eliminated from the 2023–2025 World Test Championship final after losing back-to-back series to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and then to New Zealand at home. Fans will be hoping that Shubman Gill can lead India into a new era of consistency and success when he takes over and leads a very youthful team following the retirements of older players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
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