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Shubman Gill Named India’s New Test Skipper Ahead of England Tour
- Shubman Gill was named India’s new test captain on Saturday ahead of the five-test England tour starting June 20.
- Gill took over from Rohit Sharma, who retired from test cricket this month alongside Virat Kohli, leading to this leadership change.
- Gill, a 25-year-old batter, debuted in December 2020, has played 32 tests scoring 1,893 runs at an average of 35.05, and will be supported by vice-captain Rishabh Pant.
- The selection excluded pacer Jasprit Bumrah due to fitness and workload concerns to monitor his availability during the English summer, while the first test will be at Headingley, Leeds.
- Gill’s selection as India’s test captain at just 25 years old marks a forward-looking decision as the team prepares to take on England and build momentum toward the upcoming World Test Championship spanning 2025 to 2027.
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Shubman Gill has been announced as India’s new Test captain. After Rohit Sharma retired from the longest format of the game, Gill, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah were in contention to take over the role on a full-time basis. Out of them, the selectors were concerned about Bumrah’s fitness for the entire five-match Test series against England and Gill was eventually preferred ahead of Pant. With that, Gill became India’s fifth-youngest Test capt…
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