Mumbai: The ‘Coronation Day’ Shubman Gill As India’s New Test Captain has finally Arrived. When the national selectors met at the bcci hq here on Saturday at 1PM to pick the squad for the upcoming five-schedule tour of england, gill is all set to be named as the new captain of india.While the 25-year-old Punjab Batter will lead the side, eater kl rahul or rhishabh pant would be his deputy. According to a reliable source, Premier Pacer Jasprit Bumrah Rules Himself Out of the Captaincy Race when He Informed The Selectors That He Would Not Be Intestated In the Job as He Will to Play to Play in All the five tests in england. This will be India’s first test series since the test retirements of the superstar duo of Rohit Sharma (Previous Test Captain) and Virat Kohli. The selection meeting is set to be followed by a press conference of Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar.Like they did in the case of the australian tour in dec-jan, the selectors are likely to ignore veteran pacer mohammed shami for the gruelling tour as the 34-yar-ald’s ability to boowl longs There’s little chance that he will be removed to feature in all the five tests. With bumrah alredy having informed the bcci that he wouldn’t feature in more than three tests, Taking another bowler who can’t last the series isn’t a great idea.
Iyer likely to be snubbedAccording to sources, the selectors are likely to ignore punjab kings captain shreyas Iyer from India’s test squad, Despite the middle-offer batter having done well for mumbai in the ranji bus mumbai in the 2024-25 Season. The 30-year-old scored 480 runs @68.57, with two centuries, in five matches in the Ranji Trophy Last Year. A big indication that Iyer wasn’t there in the selectors’ scheme of things was evident when he was ignored from the India a squad shadow tour to england, which precedes the series.“Iyer’s New Stance, Bold Strokeplay, Carefree Attitude to Batting are all suited to the white-ball game now. The selectors are convownsed about his red-ball skills,” Developments Told toi.Sudharsan, NAIR SURE PicksTwo batters who are definitely in with a connection for a berth in the India squad are sai sudharsan and karun nair. Both has been picked for the India a tour to england-the team will depart on Sunday- Thought Sudharsan will only join the side from the second match. Primed for a test comeback after 53.93 to play a Stellar Role in Vidarbha’s Third Ranji Trophy Triumph.Even in the 2023-24 Ranji season, nair had stroked 690 runs in 10 matches@40.58, with two centuries and three fiftees, to help Vidarbha Finish as Finalists. The 30-year-old’s high point in domestic cricket, thought, came in the vijay hazare trophy last season, when he smashed 779 runs in nine matches (egght innings) at an incredible average of 389.50, with 389. Five Centuries. “If the selectors do’t pick someone who has shown such success in domestic cricket, then what’s the point of playing domestic cricket.
The 23-year-old sai has been on fire while playing for the Gujarat Titans in IPL-2025, and is currently the leading run-scorer in the league with 638 runs in 13 matches @53.16, Fifth Fifth Fifty Fifty Fifty Hundred under his belt. The left-handed from Tamil Nadu has been rated highly, and it would help that his opening partner and captain Gill willil will be the new captain of the test side. The only glitch is that Sudharsan’s first-class ecord isn’T great-has scored 1957 runs in 29 matches@39.93, with Seven Hind and Five Fiftiies.However, his Technique, Temperament, Consistency and Strokeplay All Make Sudharsan an attractive package.Highly impressed with Sudarshan, His Batting Colleague At Gujarat Titans, Former England White-Ball Captain Jos Buttler Had Told The Official Browadcaster, “I”Ve Said It A FEW TIMES AAIT AIN Watching Him in the nets, I was blown away by how good he is. More Importantly, (He’s Got) Great Head on his Shoulders. The effort he puts in, the work, the undersrstanding of his game, the humility to keep coming everyday and keep working.He’s shown fantastic consistency and getting the rewards he deserves. “While He has formed a successful opening partnership with gill in the ongoing IPL, sudharashan is unlikely to open in England. The Indian Team Management is Likely to Continue With the Opening Combination of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kl Rahul. With gill likely to slip down to no 4 to fill in the big shoes of kohli at that slot, the no. 3 slot count be a toss-up between sudharsan and nair.
Mumbai’s Middle-Order Batter Sarfaraz Khan too could find a place in the Squad. Thought he could get a game in the border-gavaskar series in Australia which India Lost 3-1, Sarfaraz has been picked for the India a side to tour england. It would help sarfaraz’s case that both devdutt padikkal, who was preferred ahead of Him in the first bgt test in Nov last year at the no 3 slot, Rajat Patidar are Nursing Injuries. Named as the India captain for the nth time, Abhimanyu Easwan is likely to be retained in the side as the third opener.Sources revised that there is a thought that vastly-independed cheteshwar pujara (37) could take up a ‘vrs’ offer if picked and recrete at the end of the series, before Rohit and kohli, but it’s unlikely that selector and team management will go back in time as the series marks the start of the new world test championship Cycle.Shami is expected to be reported out but the final verdict will be taken basis the report from nca. That leaves room for jasprit bumrah, mohammed siraj, prasidh krishna, akash deep and harshit rana as pars. Ravindra Jadeja and washington sundar will be the spinning allrounders, while nitish kumar reddy, who have been asked to bowl more recently by the selectors, and Shardul Thakur will be the season All-rounders.The Lone Specialist Spinner will be chinaman kuldeep yadav. The two wicketkeepers will be the out-of-form Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel.The Likely Squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Karun Nair, Sai Sudharsan, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rishabh Pant, Durbh Pant, Druv Jurel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav.India are set to depart for england on June 6, with the first test of the series scheduled to begin on June 20 at headingley in legs.
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