The national selection committee members will join the meeting, which is scheduled to be held at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters on Saturday. The meeting aims to pick the best 15 Indian players for the England Test tour. The committee is headed by Ajit Agarkar.
The selectors are ready to approve the name of Shubman Gill as the new captain, while Rishabh Pant could be named as his deputy for the five-match Test series. The 25-year-old Gill has played all three formats of the game and is currently leading the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League this year.
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The national selection committee is planning to groom a young captain like Gill, under the guidance of head coach Gautam Gambhir.
The Indian senior men' squad for the tour of England will be anounnced on May 24. Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar in all likelihood would announce the squad at a press meet in Mumbai. It is likely to be announced in the afternoon.#CricketTwitter
— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) May 22, 2025India’s Test for the England tour
The Indian team will play the five-match Test series against England, to be played from June to August 2025. The England series will be the start of India’s campaign in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.
India tour of England – Schedule
June 13 to June 16 – 4-day warm-up match in Beckenham
June 20 to June 24 – 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds
July 2 to July 6 – 2nd Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham
July 10 to July 14 – 3rd Test at Lord’s in London
July 23 to July 27 – 4th Test at Old Trafford in Manchester
July 31 to August 4 – 5th Test at The Oval in London
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s Retirement
Recently, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both announced their retirements from the test format. BCCI will face difficulties in replacing them with new players.
India vs England Squad: England Lions squad
James Rew (C), Farhan Ahmed, Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Jordan Cox, Rocky Flintoff, Emilio Gay, Tom Haines, George Hill, Josh Hull, Eddie Jack, Ben McKinney, Dan Mousley, Ajeet Singh Dale, Chris Woakes.
India A squad:
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
