New Delhi. Today can be very memorable for Shubman Gill. He can be made the captain of the Indian Test team for the tour of England. The Indian selectors will hold a meeting at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Saturday (May 24) at 1 pm. The new captain will be announced at 1:30 pm. Shubman Gill is likely to be made the new captain of the Test team. Veteran batsman KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant can go to the Test team vice -captain. The teacher will also announce the Test team for the tour of England today. Karun Nair and Sai Sudarshan can get a chance in the Indian Test team.
According to sources, star fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah has taken himself out of the race for captaincy. Bumrah has told the selectors that he is not interested in becoming vice -captains. Because he will not be able to play in all 5 Tests in England. This will be India’s first Test series after Rohit Sharma (previous Test captain) and Virat Kohli’s superstar pair retired from the Test. After the team selection meeting, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar will announce the new captain and Test squad through a press conference.
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Shami may be out of Test team
Mohammed Shami cannot be included in the team for this series. According to sources, selectors can keep Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer out of the Test team. Of course, he has done well for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy in the 2024-25 season in the middle order. The 30 -year -old Iyer scored 480 runs in 5 matches at an average of 68.57 with the help of two centuries in 5 matches in the Ranji Trophy last year. Sai Sudarshan and Karun Nair can get a place in the Test team. Both have been given a place in the India A team which will leave for the tour of England on Sunday.
Karun Nair and Sai Sudarshan are in unmatched form
Karun Nair is ready to return to the Test team after 8 years. Karun Nair was the highest run -scorer in the domestic circuit. He scored 863 runs in 9 Ranji Trophy matches with the help of 4 centuries at an average of 53.93. And played an important role in Vidarbha’s third Ranji Trophy victory. In the Ranji season of 2023-24, Nair scored 690 runs in 10 matches at an average of 40.58. Which includes two centuries and three half -centuries. 30 -year -old Karun scored 779 runs in 9 matches (eight innings) in the Vijay Hazare Trophy last season after Ranji at an incredible average of 389.50, including five centuries.
The 23 -year -old Sai Sudarshan is performing brilliantly for the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025. He is the highest run -scorer in the league by scoring 638 runs in 13 matches at an average of 53.16. Which includes five half -centuries and a century. The Indian team will leave for England on 6 June. The first Test of Series will be played on June 20 in the headingley of Leeds.
India’s Possible Test Squad for England tour:
Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Sai Sudarshan, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurlel, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Sharadul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav.
