India Test Squad Announcement For England Tour Live Updates: Jasprit Bumrah, Shubman Gill Top Captaincy Contenders
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India Test Squad Announcement Live Updates: Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee will pick the team for the upcoming five-match series in England. Follow for latest updates.
India Test Squad Announcement Live Updates: With the BCCI selectors revealing the squad for India A tour of England beginning later this month, the focus now shifts on the senior team. The Ajit Agarkar headed panel will meet to finalise the members of the touring party that will face England across five Tests starting June 20. Among the major decisions that they are set to make is the appointment of new Test captain. There are multiple candidates who can potentially succeed the retired Rohit Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah, the current Test vice-captain, is among the leading contenders followed by Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Former India cricketers feel the selectors should also not shy away from thinking beyond the obvious names with Ravichandran Ashwin suggesting Ravindra Jadeja's name while Sanjay Bangar arguing the case for KL Rahul.
May 19, 2025 14:25 IST
India Test Squad Announcement Live: India A Squad For England Tour
Abhimanyu Easwaran (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey
May 19, 2025 13:56 IST
India Test Squad Announcement Live: Ishant Sharma Back Jasprit Bumrah
India fast bowler Ishant Sharma thinks that if fully fit, Jasprit Bumrah should be the first choice for Test captaincy. 'If Bumrah is fit, I would say Bumrah. That's the first choice. He is the only one who has so much experience. But if he won't play all five Test matches, then obviously Shubman,' Ishant said.
May 19, 2025 13:30 IST
India Test Squad Announcement Live: Bangar Wants KL Rahul As Captain
Former India allrounder Sanjay Bangar thinks that the selectors should go for KL Rahul as captain who is a 'guaranteed starter' in Tests. 'He (Rahul) has captained India in the past when Virat (Kohli) gave up captaincy in South Africa. I think he captained one of the best matches, and he's a guaranteed starter at the top of the order,' Bangar said on ESPNcricinfo.
May 19, 2025 12:47 IST
IND Test Squad Announcement Live: Here's India's Last Test Squad (Australia Tour)
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Tanush Kotian, Devdutt Padikkal
May 19, 2025 12:42 IST
India Squad Announcement Live: Team Gears Up For A New Era
Hello everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of India's squad announcement for the upcoming five-match Test series in England. With the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the selectors have the big task of naming their worthy successors. They will need to appoint a new captain too. The tour starts from June 20. Stick with us for all the latest updates.
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