He currently leads Gujarat Titans atop the Indian Premier League
MUMBAI, India — Shubman Gill was named as India ’s new test skipper on Saturday to lead the team on its upcoming five-test tour of England starting June 20. The 25-year-old batter takes over from Rohit Sharma, who last led India against Australia during the Boxing Day test in December.
Sharma announced his retirement from test cricket this month, followed by batting great Virat Kohli doing the same. Jasprit Bumrah had led India during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy — in the first test at Perth and then again in the final test at Sydney, where Sharma dropped himself. However, the pacer wasn’t chosen for the job considering his fitness issues and workload management to monitor his availability through the English summer. Gill made his test debut against Australia in December 2020 and has featured in 32 matches since, scoring 1893 runs at average 35.05.At 25 years 258 days, Gill is the fifth-youngest cricketer to become India’s test captain.Labuschagne faces vital outing in search for formPakistani Consul Saima Saleem's blunt response to IndiaPM Shehbaz: On may 10, Pakistans unity delivered an unforgettable blow to the enemySenator Faisal Vawda proposes to increase defense budget by reducing development budget
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