England Tour May Go Either Way, Pressure on Gill but Experience Will Help: Agarkar on Transition

Team India is to tour England in June for a five-match Test series. Before this tour, two veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had said goodbye to Test cricket. Now a big statement has come from Team India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Rohit-Virat's retirement from Test cricket.

England tour may go either way, pressure on Gill but experience will help: Agarkar on transition

Mumbai: Transition was the buzzword as chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar spoke about the challenges that Shubman Gill will face as India's newest Test captain but insisted that the batting star has what it takes to revel in the "tough" role. Agarkar announced an 18-member squad in which Rishabh Pant will be Gill's deputy for the five-Test rubber starting on June 20 in Leeds. It will be the country's first Test assignment after stalwarts Virat K…

Always big holes to fill: Agarkar on Test retirements of Rohit, Virat and Ashwin

Mumbai: The Indian Test team has officially entered its long-awaited transitional phase when Shubman Gill was named as the captain for the upcoming five-match tour of England, with Rishabh Pant named his deputy. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar admitted that it’s always tough to fill in big holes left by retirements of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin. The last time a Test played without Rohit, Kohli and Ashwin was on tour of England…