Shubman Gill was on Saturday (May 24, 2025) appointed India’s new Test captain whereas Rishabh Pant was named his deputy, beginning with the five-match collection in England.
The selectors resolution on the workforce’s management was on anticipated traces following the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Young left-hander B Sai Sudharsan earned his maiden Test call-up.
The squad additionally options Karun Nair, who returns to the nationwide arrange up after seven years. A notable exclusion was pacer Mohammed Shami, who was deemed not match sufficient for the lengthy collection.
“Last year or so we have looked at Shubman [for leadership]. We are hopeful he is the guy who is going [to take the team forward]. It is a high pressure job but he is a terrific player. We wish him all the best,” stated chief selector Ajit Agarkar after asserting the squad.
On Shami, he added: “His workload is not where it needs to be. We were hoping he will be available but it is unfortunate. At the moment he is not dully fit.”
From tour of Australia, Harshit Rana and Sarfaraz Khan have been dropped.
Squad: Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, K L Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun nair, Nitish Redddy, Ravindra Kadeja, Dhurv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep singh and Kuldeep Yadav.
Published – May 24, 2025 02:08 pm IST
