India appoint Gill as new test captain before England tour

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FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Practice Session - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - March 3, 2021. India's Shubman Gill (L) fields during a practice session ahead of their fourth test match against England. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File photo

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FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Fourth Test - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - March 6, 2021. India's captain Virat Kohli shakes hands with his teammate Shubman Gill after they beat England. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File photo

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UPDATED May 24, 2025, 04:26 PM

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NEW DELHI - Top order batter Shubman Gill was appointed India's new test captain on Saturday succeeding Rohit Sharma, who quit the format earlier this month.

With Virat Kohli following Rohit into test retirement, Gill will lead a depleted India team in a five-test tour of England starting on June 20.

Veteran seamer Mohammed Shami was left out following a late injury setback, although he played in the Indian Premier League.

Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been named Gill's deputy in the test squad.

Squad: Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Druv Jurel , Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna , Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav REUTERS

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