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Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir are here to begin the press conference.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: Shubman Gill is yet to flourish as a Test batter, managing just 1,893 runs in 32 Tests at an average just under 32, with four centuries.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: KL Rahul would look to make the most of his first red-ball outing in months ahead of the Test series against England while the fringe players will be desperate for impactful performances when India A face England Lions in their second and final unofficial Test beginning on Friday.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan were expected to play the second four-day game but their IPL commitments did not allow them. The duo would only get the intra-squad game to acclimatise before the first Test in Leeds.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: 27-year-old Rishabh Pant, who is named Gill’s deputy, brings more experience to the table with 43 Tests to his name. Batting lower down the order, he has amassed 2948 runs at an impressive average of 42.11, with six hundreds and 15 half-centuries since his debut in 2018.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: The Tests in England will be India’s first in the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle. The opener is at Headingley, followed by the second Test at Edgbaston from July 2. Lord’s hosts the third Test from July 10, with the fourth at Old Trafford beginning July 23 and the final Test at The Oval from July 31.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: Pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah is in the squad, although he will not be able to play all five Tests. Bumrah’s workload is being managed while he recovers from a career-threatening back injury — a key reason for him not getting the Test captaincy.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: Shreyas Iyer, who had a terrific domestic season and IPL, could not find place in India’s 18-man squad for the five-match Test series against England, starting June 20 in Leeds.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: A notable exclusion was pacer Mohammed Shami, who was deemed not fit enough for the long series that will end only in the first week of August. Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh got his maiden Test call-up.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: Alongside Gill, Jasprit Bumrah was also a strong contender for the captaincy. However, the selectors ultimately chose to entrust the leadership role to the Punjab batter. Concerns over Bumrah’s fitness played a part in the decision, with chief selector Ajit Agarkar admitting that the pacer’s availability for the entire series remains uncertain.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: The Test squad sees the return of Karun Nair to the national fold after an eight-year hiatus. Last featuring in 2017, Nair was surprisingly dropped shortly after becoming only the second Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: Gautam Gambhir is likely to face a barrage of questions surrounding the sudden Test retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, especially with his coaching stint in the red-ball format having delivered underwhelming results so far.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: With the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from red-ball cricket, Indian Test cricket is on the brink of a new era, marking the beginning of a fresh chapter for the team with the England tour.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: India’s Test squad for England tour – Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, K L Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhurv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep singh and Kuldeep Yadav.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: Shubman Gill is set to become India’s fifth-youngest Test captain, following in the footsteps of legends like Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (21), Sachin Tendulkar (23), Kapil Dev (24), and Ravi Shastri (25). The top-order batter has played 32 Tests since his 2020 debut, scoring 1893 runs at an average of 35, with five centuries and seven fifties to his name.

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill Press Conference Live Updates: India’s Test team skipper Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir will address the media in a pre-departure press conference before the team leaves for England to play the five-match Test series. Gill will be addressing the media for the first time after becoming Test captain.

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