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Ishant Sharma Picks His "First Choice" For India Test Captaincy: "Only One Who Has So Much Experience"

Veteran pacer Ishant Sharma is backing Jasprit Bumrah to lead the Indian team on the tour of England and said Shubman Gill could be handed the job only if the peerless fast bowler is not fit to last the full five-match Test series. The captaincy debate has intensified following Rohit Sharma's retirement from Test cricket, weeks before the Indian team's departure for England for the series that will run from June 20 to August 4. "If Bumrah is fit, I would say Bumrah. That's first choice. He is the only one who has so much experience. But if he won't play all the five Tests matches, then obviously Shubman," Ishant said on Saturday in response to a PTI query on Star Sports Press Room.

India's Playing XI In 1st Test vs England: No Karun Nair, Washington Sundar In Ex-India Star's Pick

The upcoming five-match Test series against England will be an interesting one as it will mark new beginnings for Team India. Firstly, it will kick-start India's campaign in the 2025-27 cycle of the World Test Championship and also will be the first series after the Test retirement of skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli. After the duo's sudden departure, a lot of debate is going on about who should be India's new captain in Test cricket and former India opener Aakash Chopra has come with an interesting view.

"How Much Have You Done Overseas?" Ravi Shastri Furious With Shubman Gill's Critics Amid Captaincy Rumours

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has quashed talks over Shubman Gill's poor overseas record in Tests, amid reports that he is the front-runner to be the nest India captain. The former Indian cricket team coach believes Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant shape up as strong candidates for taking the Test team captaincy in near future, citing their youth and the potential for long careers as key reasons. “You people will talk he's not scored runs overseas. You know, that topic always comes, not scored runs overseas. Sometimes I tell them, go and see your own record, how much have you done overseas?” Shastri said on The ICC review Show.

Struggling DC Take On Formidable GT In Reverse Leg IPL 2025 Game

Shaken by the abrupt suspension of their previous match due to the India-Pakistan conflict, a struggling Delhi Capitals will look to regroup and address bowling concerns when they face table-toppers Gujarat Titans in a reverse-leg IPL clash in Delhi on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive. If three defeats and a no-result due to rain in their last five games weren't enough, DC's previous fixture was called off midway following air raid alerts in neighbouring Jammu and Pathankot, prompting a week-long suspension of the league.

Shubman Gill Spoke To Gautam Gambhir For '4-5 Hours', Also Met BCCI Chief Selector Amid Captaincy Conundrum: Report

Shubman Gill, according to several reports, is the front-runner to succeed the now-retired Rohit Sharma as the nest Indian cricket team Test captain. Rohit Sharma, under whom India entered the previous World Test Championship final in 2023, announced his retirement on May 7. Since then there have been intense speculation on India's next Test captain. Most reports have claimed that Shubman Gill will succeed Rohit Sharma ahead of the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul. The new captain will take over from India's Tour of England starting on June 20.

Explosive Details Of India A Team Selection For England Tour Revealed: "Lot Of Chaos..."

Right-handed batter Karun Nair has made a return to the national reckoning after being included in the Abhimanyu Easwaran-led India ‘A' squad for the upcoming tour of England, starting on May 30. India A are scheduled to play two games against England Lions (May 30-June 2 in Canterbury and June 6-9 in Northampton) and one intra-squad match against the senior India Test squad (June 13-16 in Beckenham). While announcing the 18-man squad, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) added that Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan will join the India ‘A' squad ahead of the second match against England Lions, once IPL 2025 concludes on June 3.

"I Do Not Want Jasprit Bumrah To Be Made Captain...": Ravi Shastri Blunt about His Two Picks For Test Captaincy

Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri gave his take on India's ongoing Test captaincy vacuum following the retirement of seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, suggesting two youngsters who could be groomed going forward. Shastri discussed the candidates to take over the captaincy with host Sanjana Ganesan on the latest episode of The ICC Review, urging selectors to prioritise the future and not burden India's pace maestro Jasprit Bumrah with captaincy. "See, for me, Jasprit would have been the obvious choice after Australia," Shastri said.

Jasprit Bumrah vs Shubman Gill: BCCI Sent Perfect Solution To Test Captaincy Debate

Amidst the debate over who should be appointed as India's new Test captain, former opener Wasim Jaffer said Shubman Gill should lead the Test team on the upcoming tour of England whenever ‘automatic choice' Jasprit Bumrah needs rest. With Rohit Sharma announcing his retirement from Tests earlier this month, Gill has been widely seen as a front-runner to lead a new-look Indian Test team in the five-match series in England, starting on June 20 at Headingley. India hasn't won a Test series in England after the 2007 tour, where they won 1-0 under Rahul Dravid's leadership.

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Ishant Sharma Picks His "First Choice" For India Test Captaincy: "Only One Who Has So Much Experience"

India's Playing XI In 1st Test vs England: No Karun Nair, Washington Sundar In Ex-India Star's Pick

"How Much Have You Done Overseas?" Ravi Shastri Furious With Shubman Gill's Critics Amid Captaincy Rumours

Struggling DC Take On Formidable GT In Reverse Leg IPL 2025 Game

Shubman Gill Spoke To Gautam Gambhir For '4-5 Hours', Also Met BCCI Chief Selector Amid Captaincy Conundrum: Report

Explosive Details Of India A Team Selection For England Tour Revealed: "Lot Of Chaos..."

"I Do Not Want Jasprit Bumrah To Be Made Captain...": Ravi Shastri Blunt about His Two Picks For Test Captaincy

Jasprit Bumrah vs Shubman Gill: BCCI Sent Perfect Solution To Test Captaincy Debate