Indian Test Squad Live Announcement: Shubhman Gill becomes India’s 37th Test Captain; Pant as Vice Captain and Mohammad Shami excluded from Squad

Get Ready to witness Indian Test Team live announcement for England Test series which has been revealed now as expected Shubhman Gill have been named as the new captain for India in Test format.

He will be India’s 37th Test Captain and it would be interesting to see how he will lead India going forward.

Let’s have a look at the list of India’s Squad for the Upcoming England Series to be shared in the below format:

Captain: Shubhman Gill

Vice Captain: Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper and Vice Captain)

Yashasvi Jaiswal

KL Rahul

Sai Sudharshan

Abhimanyu Easwaran

Karun Nair

Nitish Reddy

Ravindra Jadeja

Dhruv Jurel

Washinton Sundar

Jasprit Bumrah

Mohammad Siraj

Prasidh Krishna

Akash Deep

Arshdeep Singh

Kuldeep Yadav

Some things have been good whereas some decision could be discussed in detail let us talk about them in the below format:

The likes of Karun Nair, should be given chance considering the kind of cricket he has played so far in domestic cricket, some of the names like Nitish reddy and Sai Sudharshan would be there considering how they have fared in domestic level.

The exclusion of Shreyas Iyer doesn’t make sense at all as he was suppose to be in red ball squad considering the Kind of redemption he has shown in last few years.

Someone Like Jasprit Bumrah is not given leadership responsibilities considering his workload management where he would certainly not be available for 5 match Test series.

The other bowlers including the likes of- Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep SIngh is most likely playing for their first England tour won’t be easy for them to comprehend.

Considering the firepower in both teams it would be interesting series, to watch out for in future.

Ideally looking things at all angles it would be interesting to see what new stars will be born in the Upcoming series.

The series will start from 20th June will run till 4th August 2025.

Talking about India’s previous tour performances where India lost 2014 series against Three Lions whereas they went on to give tough fight to England in 2018 however they lost the series.

They again toured in 2020 where they managed to draw series however last match didn’t concluded.

India last won series against England in 2012 under brilliant leadership of Rahul Dravid.

If India manages to win the series in England it would be an impossible task and once it is accomplished under Shubhman Gill, it would be certainly give confidence to this young Indian team that they can win games across any situations going forward.

More detailed analysis of India-Pakistan Series: 

1. The India-England series where we will witness fast bowlers including the likes of- Arshdeep Singh, Akashdeep and Prasidh Krishna where lot will be expected out from there how they will fare on English pitches. 

2. India have kept multiple fast bowlers in their arsenal- Considering the conditions on offer in England, and test matches requires bowlers who can  bowl multiple overs at longer stretch of time all these bowlers have been selected based on English conditions. 

3. They have kept less spinner as it is not needed the most considering English conditions. 

4. The exclusion of Axar Patel doesn’t make sense at all instead Washington Sundar have been given preference in those conditions. 

5. Overall, team looks fresh mix of youth and experience campaigners so they need to bring A game on the table in order to emerge winner of this contest. 

Let’s talk about Strength and Weakness of Indian team selected on the English shores to be shared in the below format:

**Strength:

Let’s talk about the strength of this current Indian team, where some of the technically sound players have been kept in the squad, including the likes of- Kl Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair and Shubhman Gill who can tackle English bowlers in their own conditions.

The fast bowling looks pretty young but having experience campaigner including the likes of-Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj can lead this potent attack against England however it seems that they won’t be playing in all matches together in Test Cricket considering workload and inexperienced pace attack which they need to handle going forward.

**Weakness:

There are certain batters picked in the team, where some of the players based on their domestic excellence are given preference in Indian test setup including the likes of- Karun Nair and Sai Sudharshan whether they can excel at those English pitches is still biggest question mark.

The other weakness would be not sticking with guns especially players like Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer instead picking Washington Sundar in overseas conditions.

Tactically Gill as leader would pose severe challenges as he need to score load of runs also which is expected from him, also tactically maneuver bowling rotations, in those conditions which won’t be an easy task at all.

Indian team is currently in IPL where the league stage is all set to be concluded for 18th edition and playoffs will begun thereafter where the final match will be played on 3rd June 2025 which would decide ultimate winner of this contest.

Indian team post that they will be gearing up for Next England series which would mark resumption of World Test Championship cycle so they would have a week time post IPL to spend with their family post that they will jump the bandwagon, for preparing themselves and keep themselves in right space of mind in order to do well in England Series.

England would certainly have more experience squad under leadership of brilliant Ben Stokes and they have players especially crafted in the longest format of the game, which could give nightmare to Indian bowlers.

England Cricket Team is seriously dominating force in Cricket longest format where they have players designed like horses for corses in those English conditions.

The Upcoming India- England series would be an exciting tour considering wavelength of all equations in mind, you can’t keep India out irrespective of any format.

Ideally the series won’t be easy for India as predicted by Coach Gautam Gambhir as time will tell what kind of cricket they would be playing.

Irrespective of result, It is imperatively important that we back this team in times to come.

Frequently Asked Questions: 

Q-1: On which day opening test match between India vs England will be played? 

Answer: 20th June 2025

 

Q-2:  Who became 37th Test Captain for India? 

Answer: Shubhman Gill

 

Q-3: Which Indian fast bowler the experienced one is not selected for India’s Longest format as selector believes that his body is not upto the mark? 

Answer: Mohammad Shami 

Get ready to witness India- England 5 Match Test series on Star Sports and the same will be streamed on Jiohotstar app.