England holds a special place in Sachin Tendulkar’s heart. As a 14-year-old, he travelled to England for the first time with Kailash Gattani’s Star Cricket Club. A couple of years later, as a young sensation, he went on to score his maiden Test century for India at the Old Trafford. And, now he also has … Read more
India begins its toughest Test transition in years with a five-match tour of England. With Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and R. Ashwin moving on, a new World Test Championship cycle kicks off under Shubman Gill — a young captain leading an even younger squad into one of the most unforgiving environments in world cricket. The … Read more
Kapil Dev wants the young Indian team to play without pressure when it takes on England in a five-Test series beginning June 20 at Leeds. “It is always tough to play in England because of the exacting conditions. Also, the home team can throw up new challenges in conditions they are better placed to exploit, … Read more
India enters a new era in red-ball cricket with Shubman Gill leading the team for its five-match Test series against England, starting next month. After Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli moved on from the format, the national selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, decided to choose a new leader. And with Jasprit Bumrah not available … Read more
Shubman Gill will become the fifth-youngest captain to lead India’s Test side when he takes the field against England at Leeds on June 20. The Punjab batter will be 25 years and 285 days when he will captain India for the first Test. Gill was named the captain for the five-match series after Rohit Sharma … Read more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced the squad for the five-match Test series against England from June 20. Shubman Gill was named the Test captain after Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the format. Rishabh Pant will be his deputy. Surprisingly, Mohammed Shami was not included in the 19-member … Read more
Shubman Gill has been named captain for India’s five-match Test series against England, which gets underway next month. Gill replaces Rohit Sharma, who announced his Test retirement earlier this month. Taking to Instagram, Rohit stated: “Hello everyone, I would like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket.” At 25, Gill is among the … Read more
India opener and One-Day International vice-captain Shubman Gill on Thursday said he will forever remember the lessons that he learnt from Rohit Sharma, who has announced retirement from Test cricket. Rohit called time on his Test career on Wednesday with a little more than a month remaining for India’s tour of England, which will be … Read more