The Indian cricket team will go to England for a 5-match Test series. The first Test will start on June 20 in Leeds. This series will also begin India’s new journey in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27.
The team has been announced. Gill is the new Test captain, and Rishabh Pant is the new vice-captain. Shubhman Gill is the 37th Test captain of India.
Karun Nair is back in the team after 8 years, and Shardul Thakur also returns. Abhimanyu Easwaran, the captain of India A team, also got a chance. Two new players, Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh, have been selected for the Test team.
The team has:
- 6 main batsmen
- 2 wicketkeeper-batsmen
- 2 spin all-rounders
- 2 pace all-rounders
- 5 main fast bowlers
- 1 specialist spinner
India vs England Test Series Schedule
- 1st Test: June 20 – Leeds
- 2nd Test: July 2 – Birmingham
- 3rd Test: July 10 – Lord’s, London
- 4th Test: July 23 – Manchester
- 5th Test: July 31 – The Oval, London
Why Not Bumrah as Captain?
After Rohit Sharma retired, many thought Jasprit Bumrah should be captain. But selector Ajit Agarkar said Bumrah feels extra pressure when he is captain. His main role is as a bowler, and the team wants to keep him fit. Managing 15-16 players while bowling is not easy, so they didn’t want to give him that extra load.
Agarkar also said KL Rahul was not considered for captain because he was not in their current plan. The team wanted a captain who can lead for the long term.
Three Players Dropped
Three players who went to Australia have been left out:
- Sarfaraz Khan
- Devdutt Padikkal (injured)
- Harshit Rana
Sarfaraz and Harshit are now part of the India A team, not the main team. Padikkal is injured and missed the IPL too.
New players included:
- Sai Sudharsan
- Karun Nair
- Shardul Thakur
- Arshdeep Singh
- Kuldeep Yadav
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from Test cricket, so this team has new faces.
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India Squad for England Tour
Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice-captain/Wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran,Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
