Shubman Gill
The Indian team has been announced for the tour of England. BCCI has chosen 18 players for the 5 -match Test series against England. The team’s command has been handed over to Shubman Gill, while Rishabh Pant has been appointed as vice -captain after Rohit Sharma’s Test is said to be goodbye. Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah was the vice -captain of the team on the tour of Australia.
As soon as Shubman Gill was made the captain of the Indian Test team for the tour of England, his name was registered in his name. Gill has now become the fifth youngest captain in India’s Test history. Gill has achieved this position at the age of 25 years and 258 days. Prior to him, four veterans were present in this list, including the names of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri. Now Shubman Gill has come at number five in this list.
India’s youngest Test captain
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi – 21 years, 77 days
- Sachin Tendulkar – 23 years, 169 days
- Kapil Dev – 24 years, 48 days
- Ravi Shastri – 25 years, 229 days
- Shubman Gill – 25 years 258 days
Gill has made another special achievement in addition to becoming the 5th youngest Indian Test captain. Gill will be the 8th captain to lead the team in both T20i and Test format for India. Prior to them, this feat has done 7 veteran Indian cricketers like Dhoni and Kohli.
Captain who led India in both T20i and Test
- Virender Sehwag
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Virat Kohli
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Rohit Sharma
- KL Rahul
- Jaspreet Bumrah
Big responsibility on Gill’s shoulders
The manner in which he showed understanding and understanding, captaining the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025, won the trust of the selectors. Now it will be interesting to see how young Indian captains can overcome difficult challenges in England.
The Indian Test team for England tour is as follows: Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper, vice -captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep Yadav.
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