Young Shubman Gill leads new look Indian team to England

India has officially ushered in a new era for the Test side with 25 year old Shubman Gill named captain, replacing the retired Rohit Sharma.

Rohit Sharma (38) and Virat Kohli (36) have retired from Tests, in recent weeks.

Jasprit Bumrah was vice-captain to Sharma and captained during the series in Australia but has missed out on the leadership role. Rishabh Pant was named as Gill’s deputy.

There were call-ups for newcomers Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep. Karun Nair Shardul Thakkur were recalled to the Test team.

India 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

May 2025.