Jaspreet Bumrah and Shubman Gill
IND vs Eng: BCCI has announced the Indian Test team for the tour of England and this time the team’s command has been handed over to young batsman Shubman Gill. For a long time, Jasprit Bumrah was also considered in the captaincy race of the Test team, but the selectors have expressed confidence in Gill and appointed him as captain. The reason for this decision has also been revealed. After the team’s announcement, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar explained why Shubman Gill was preferred over Bumrah as a Test captain. Agarkar said that Bumrah is not guaranteed to play the entire series. Agarkar said that he does not think that Bumrah will be available for all five Test matches in England. Whether they play three matches or four, we have to assess it in association with the physio team.
Why backward in Bumrah captaincy race?
It is clear from Ajit Agarkar’s statement that the selection committee took this decision keeping Bumrah’s fitness and workload. Playing five consecutive Tests in England as a fast bowler is challenging for any player, and it could have been more risky for him to take responsibility for captaincy from above. The history of Bumrah’s injuries also became an important reason for this decision. In the first Test on the tour of Australia, Bumrah captained Team India to win, but then got injured due to continuous bowling in the last Test match. After this, he had to wait long to return to the field.
Why did you trust Gill?
Shubman Gill is not only available and all the tests available, but recently he has shown tremendous understanding and patience in his captaincy. Especially in IPL 2025, Gill, captaining the Gujarat Titans, proved himself strategically. This is the reason that the selection committee has given them the leadership of the Test team keeping in mind the future.
Workload management is also the reason
In challenging situations like England, there is additional pressure on fast bowlers. In such a situation, it will be very important to handle Bumrah’s workload. This is the reason that the captaincy was entrusted to Gill so that Bumrah could focus only on his bowling without any pressure. Now everyone’s eyes will be on how Shubman Gill lead Team India in his new role under the difficult situations of England.
Team India
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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