Top-order batter Shubman Gill has been named the new Test captain of the India men’s team.
The 25-year-old succeeds Rohit Sharma as captain, with the 38-year-old having retired from Test cricket earlier this month.
Gill, who has scored 1,893 runs in 32 Tests, will lead a depleted India team in a five-Test tour of England starting at Headingley on 20 June.
Veteran seamer Mohammed Shami was left out of India’s 18-strong squad 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 as Jasprit Bumrah, who was Rohit’s vice-captain on the tour of Australia, may not be able to play in all five Tests.
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said India did not want to risk burdening pace bowler Bumrah, 31, with the captaincy.
India Test 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.
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