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Ajit Agarkar announced Team India for the tour of England on Saturday.
BCCI Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar announced the Indian team for the tour of England on Saturday. After retiring from Rohit’s Test, Shubman Gill has been elected the new captain of the team and Rishabh Pant Vice-Quality.
After selecting the team in the BCCI head quarter, Agarkar spoke about Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli’s retirement, Mohammed Shami’s fitness and Jaspreet Bumrah’s selection.
We discussed every option When Shubman was elected captain, he said, ‘We have discussed every option. We hope we have chosen the right player. He is a great player and best wishes to him. ‘
he adds, ‘You do not choose captain for 1-2 series. You want to invest in something that help us move forward. We have seen Shubman from last year. We have also taken feedback from the dressing room. We are very confident and that is why we have chosen them. ‘
Gill (right) will replace Rohit Sharma under captaincy.
Kohli made up his mind in April itself Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket on 7 May and Virat Kohli on 12 May. Talking about Virat’s retirement, Agarkar said, ‘Virat contacted us in early April and said that he has made up his mind to retire from Test cricket.’
He asked for Rohit, Rohit Sharma has been the captain of India for the last few years. He is a legend of Indian cricket. We will feel their lack in Test cricket.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took Test retirement within 5 days.
I don’t think you will be available for 5 tests Said about Jaspreet Bumrah, ‘I don’t think they will be available for all 5 Tests, as Physio and doctors have told us. If they are available for 3-4 tests, then they will win us some tests. We are happy that he is part of the team.
Shami is not fully fit Regarding Mohammed Shami, he said, The medical team has told us that it is not fit for this series. They were trying to get fit, but last week they had some problems and had to do some MRI. This is unfortunate. We always want to choose a bowler like him.
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