Shubman Gill Named India’s New Captain Ahead of England Series
In a major shift for Indian cricket, Shubman Gill is 37th Test captain of Team India Shubman Gill will lead the Indian team in five-match series which will be held at England, beginning on June 20. This announcement was made at Wankhede stadium where the BCCI headquarters is marking a new chapter in the post-Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli era, as both senior players have stepped away from red-ball cricket.
Team India Vic captain will be Rishabh Pant for the same series, The selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, made a series of bold calls, including resting Mohammed Shami due to workload management. Jasprit Bumrah, another key bowler, will be available for only three of the five Tests.
Adding further intrigue to the series, two uncapped players are likely to make their Test debuts. Abhimanyu Easwaran, 29,is the backup opener who has also toured previously in 2021, has earned his maiden call-up to the main squad also another young talent Joining him is Sai Sudharsan, a talented left-hander from Tamil Nadu, who announced himself in domestic cricket with a century on his first-class debut three years ago.
While some fans support the decision to hand over the reins to Gill, others question whether the 24-year-old is ready for the pressure.
There are also some fan base who were expecting why not Jasprit Bumrah has been selected Test Captain well not for this exact question we will get the answer but yes we have the answer from Ajit Agarkar for why the selection of Shubman Gill here is below what he said
Explaining the rationale behind the decision, Ajit Agarkar shared,
Captain are not selected just for one or two tours this is a future of Indian Cricket team Shubman has shown steady growth over the last couple of years and he ia ready captaining Gujarat Titans for last couple of years but yes Test match is completely different ball of the game and it will be the real testing time for Shubman Gill and lets believe he’s ready for this responsibility and Tour England will be a tough challenge, but it’s the kind of test we need him to face.”
Going ahead India transitions into a new phase of Era a leadership and talent is most important and all eyes will be on Gill’s captaincy and how the young brigade rises to the challenge.