"Shardul a bowling allrounder, sometimes you need a player like that depending on team balance. he's going on the A tour as well. NKR is a batting allrounder at this point, hopefully his bowling will come along as well."
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May 24, 2025, 8:34 AM
Why on Iyer and on Shardul and NKR
May 24, 2025, 8:33 AM
Arshdeep and County experience
"He's a quality bowler and has had a taste of counTy as well. he plays domestic when he can. A tall guy, can bowl with the new ball, has body of work in red-ball cricket and in recent form in the last couple of years. Bumrah unlikely to play all five Tests, we needed a bit of variety."
May 24, 2025, 8:33 AM
On Nair's inclusion!
"Sometimes you just have to make good decisions. Sarfaraz, I know he got a 100 in the first Test and then didn't get runs. Sometimes it's decisions the team management takes."
"At the moment, Karun has scored heaps of runs in domestic, has played a bit of Test cricket, played a bit of county cricket. With Virat not there, clearly we're lacking a bit of experience. We felt his experience could help. "
May 24, 2025, 8:32 AM
Why not Bumrah as captain?
"Don't think he'll be available for all five Tests. Whether it's four or three, we'll see based on how the series goes and his workload is. Even if he's fit for 3-4 Tests, he'll be an asset for us. Just happy he's part of the squad.
May 24, 2025, 8:31 AM
Kohli, reached out in April
"When guys like that retire, always big holes to fill. Ashwin also retired. Those three have been stalwarts. Always difficult. One way of looking at it is, opportunity for someone else. Had conversations with both of them."
"Virat reached out early April, seem him give 200% every ball he plays even when he's not batting or on the field. Felt he'd given everything he had, if he can't keep up to the standards it was time for him. It's come from him. Have to respect that. They've earned that respect."
May 24, 2025, 8:31 AM
Gill, one test series captain or full time?
"We discussed every option that's there, over the last year or so, we've looked at Shubman at various times. Taken a lot of feedback from the dressing room. Very young, but there's been improvement. We're hopeful he's the guy. He's a terrific player, our best wishes to him."
May 24, 2025, 8:30 AM
Who should open for India?
May 24, 2025, 8:30 AM
Why no Shami?
"He's had a little bit of a setback over the past week, got some MRIs done. Wasn't going to be able to play five Tests. Don't think his workload is where he needs to be. Medical guys told he'll be ruled out. We were hoping he'll play some part, but if he's not fit, we'd rather pick guys fit and available rather than waiting," Agarkar said.
May 24, 2025, 8:28 AM
Pointers from the squad
๐น Shubman Gill named captain
๐น Rishabh Pant named vice-captain
๐น Karun Nair, Shardul Thakur Sai Sudharshan and Abhimanyu Easwaran make the cut
๐น Shreyas Iyer, Mukesh Kumar, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel not included
May 24, 2025, 8:26 AM
Ek naye Test era ka ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐-aarambh! ๐ฎ๐ณ
โ Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 24, 2025
Our Captain, now #TeamIndiaโs Test Skipper! ๐ pic.twitter.com/hYYjEn3G1Z
May 24, 2025, 8:22 AM
Prince takes over!
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐
โ Sportz Point (@sportz_point) May 24, 2025
Shubman Gill has been named the new Test captain of the Indian Men's Cricket Team.#TeamIndia #TestCricket #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/jhwf9Nhjyr
May 24, 2025, 8:06 AM
Indian Squad for the England tour
Gill (C), Pant (VC), Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai, Easwaran, Nair, Nitish, Jadeja, Jurel, Sundar, Shardul, Bumrah, Siraj, Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
May 24, 2025, 8:02 AM
We are just minutes away from the press conference!
Hold your breath. All of your questions will be answered very soon.
May 24, 2025, 7:29 AM
They are here!
๐ BCCI Headquarters, Mumbai
โ BCCI (@BCCI) May 24, 2025
Honorary Secretary Mr Devajit Saikia and the Men's Selection Committee is here to pick the team for the upcoming India's tour to England.#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/IzqAeqFyAA
May 24, 2025, 5:43 AM
Will Mohammed Shami be there in England tour?
May 24, 2025, 5:43 AM
With no Virat Kohli, who will be India's next No.4 batter?
May 24, 2025, 5:41 AM
Who can be India's next test captain?
May 24, 2025, 5:39 AM
Who are in India A squad?
India A squad for the England tour: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (VC) (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey
May 24, 2025, 5:35 AM
When does the England tour start?
India's England tour will start on 20th June with the first test at Leeds. Before that India A team will also play unofficial test matches against England Lions. Moreover, India A will also play a practice game with the senior team before the first test.
May 24, 2025, 5:32 AM
When the Indian team for England series will be announced?
The Indian team will be announced at 1.30 pm IST today via a press conference.
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