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Shubman Gill named India's new Test captain

Narper 5/25/25, 2:23:09 AM
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debut: 1/4/03
264,750 runs

Shubman Gill has been appointed the new captain of India's Test team. The announcement was made by Ajit Agarkar, India Men's chairman of selectors, on Saturday while unveiling the squad for the upcoming five-Test series in England, slated to begin in June. Rishabh Pant has been named as Gill's deputy.


Full squad:
Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc, wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav

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Narper 5/25/25, 2:24:44 AM
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debut: 1/4/03
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At 25 years and 258 days, Gill becomes the fifth-youngest cricketer to captain India in Tests, behind Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (21 years, 77 days), Sachin Tendulkar (23 years, 169 days), Kapil Dev (24 years, 48 days), and Ravi Shastri (25 years, 229 days).
dayne 5/25/25, 4:22:17 AM
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debut: 5/29/07
8,616 runs

So the Chase appointment by the WI to captaincy don't look that radical after all
Onionman0 5/25/25, 8:52:04 AM
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debut: 3/6/20
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In reply to Narper

Too many tit- bits....England winning the series....
Sachin son- in-law becomes captain..... Gambhir having his own say....those who criticize Sammy, must look at the team...
Kay 5/25/25, 10:37:16 PM
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debut: 2/1/15
10,596 runs

Looks good for building for the future without Virat Rohit and Ashwin
Narper 5/26/25, 12:33:31 AM
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In reply to Kay
and rohit sharma

dis indian team will beat england

de new guys have nuff experience in fc ranji cup
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Fivestar 5/26/25, 12:48:26 PM
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debut: 8/31/03
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In reply to Narper

de new guys have nuff experience in fc ranji cup


First Class cricket in India and Test cricket in England are two different kettles of fish.
mikesiva 5/28/25, 9:11:44 AM
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debut: 1/12/07
43,771 runs

In reply to Narper

Sarfaraz Khan, six Tests, average 37.

Shubman Gill, 32 Tests, average 35.

The former can't make the squad, while the latter is made captain.

Hmmm....
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