Shubman Gill Backets New Captain of Indian Test Cricket Team | Shubman Gill became the new captain of India. Rishabh Pant will be vice -captain, team declared for England tour

New Delhi. Shubman Gill has been made the new captain of India. Indian selectors announced the Test team on Saturday for the tour of England. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said that Shubman Gill will be the captain of the team and Rishabh Pant will be the vice -captain. The Indian team will play the first Test match from June 20 on England tour. This will be India’s first series after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s retirement from the test.

There has been a huge change in the Indian Test team in five months. The Indian team, who went to Australia in December last year and announced for England tour, has at least 5 changes. The most shocking change in the Indian team has been the return of Karun Nair. He has returned to the team after 8 years. On the other hand, senior fast bowler Mohammed Shami has not been selected in the team for the tour of England. Shami played the last Test in 2023.

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Shubman fifth youngest captain
When Shubman Gill was made the Test captain, Ajit Agarkar said, ‘He is very young. We have seen improvements in them. The captaincy of the Indian team is a very pressure task but we hope from them. Shubman Gill will be the third youngest captain of India. Today, when the team has been announced, they are 25 years 258 days old. When Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri captained India for the first time, he was less than Shubhaman. The youngest Indian captain Mansoor Ali Khan was Pataudi. When Tiger Pataudi took charge of the country for the first time, he was 21 years 77 days.

Jasprit Bumrah will play 3 or 4 Tests
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will not be available for all five Test matches against England. The Chief Selector also told that only three or four matches will be played in Bumrah series. Fast bowlers Harshit Rana and Sarfaraz Khan, who were in the team on the tour of Australia, have not been selected for the tour of England.

Indian Test Team: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice-Qetan), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rabindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Akash Siraj, Akash Deep, Kuldhapati.