The Indian cricket selection committee has named Shubman Gill as the new Test captain, succeeding Rohit Sharma, for the upcoming five-Test series against England starting June 20. The 18-member squad announcement includes Rishabh Pant as vice-captain and features several new faces following the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Tamil Nadu's Sai Sudharsan received his maiden Test call-up, while Vidharbha's Karun Nair returns to the Test squad. The batting lineup also includes Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, and KL Rahul.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Nitish Reddy, who performed well in his debut series in Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, has been selected alongside Shardul Thakur as pace bowling all-rounders. Sarfaraz Khan, despite his recent fitness improvements, was notably excluded from the squad.
The spin department will be led by all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, with Kuldeep Yadav as the specialist spinner. Mohammed Shami's absence from the squad is significant, as he failed to clear the fitness requirements for the tour.
The pace bowling unit comprises Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Aakash Deep, and Mohammed Siraj, who returns to the squad after missing the Australia tour. Arshdeep Singh's selection came as expected, given his impressive performances in county cricket.
India Test squad: Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice-captain), 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, and Kuldeep Yadav.
Who have earned maiden callups in India Test squad? B Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh are the only two maiden callups in India's Test squad. Sai Sudharsan currently leads the Orange Cap standings in IPL 2025 for Gujarat Titans with 638 runs in 13 games. One can expect him to bat at number three in England, with Gill slotting in at number four.
Meanwhile, Arshdeep has been India’s mainstay in white-ball formats and has earned this call-up to the Test side after 9 ODIs and 63 T20s. He was also part of India’s 2024 T20 World Cup triumph in the West Indies.
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