India Test squad for England Tour LIVE Updates: The drama continues over who would be Team India’s next Test captain after Rohit Sharma’s retirement. It was reported earlier that Shubman Gill was the favourite to captain India on the England tour, however, multiple media houses have now claimed that selectors are also interested in handing over the duty to Rishabh Pant or Jasprit Bumrah.
Who will be India’s new Test captain?
Besides the India captaincy, there’s also a lot of interest around who would come in as replacements for Rohit and Virat Kohli, after the two star batters retired from Test cricket earlier this month. Their retirements could open the door for Karun Nair’s return, while Sarfaraz Khan would be looking to make himself a permanent fixture in Team India’s middle-order.
While the answers are unknown at the moment, the Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir will certainly have a big say in the final decisions over the captain and the squad. Gambhir is now expected to have full control of the Test team after the exits of Rohit and Kohli, but he faces one of the toughest challenges of his career.
India have not won a single Test series in England since the 2007 tour and the upcoming five-match Test series that starts on 20 June could well prove to be a trial by fire for the new Test captain.