India vs England Shubman Gill: The Indian cricket team is going to leave for England tour on June 5. Where a 5-Test series is to be held between Team India and England. The squad of Men in Blue has already been announced for this tour. After Rohit Sharma retired from Tests, now Shubman Gill has got the captaincy. Before flying to England, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and Gill held a press conference in Mumbai and answered the questions of the media.
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It is not easy to fill the place of Virat-Rohit – Shubman Gill
Let us tell you that a few days after Rohit said goodbye to Test cricket, Virat Kohli also surprised everyone by announcing his retirement from this format. Both these players were the strongest pillars of India’s Test team. Gill admitted during the press conference that it is not at all easy to fill the place of these two senior players. Talking in this context, the Indian Test captain said,
“Pressure is there on every tour. Certainly it is not easy to replace experienced players. They have won us many matches and we have experience of playing under pressure. Two senior players are missing. But the team is good and has a good mix of experience and talent.”Jasprit Bumrah will play three matches on England tour
Jasprit Bumrah will not play all five matches
Indian team’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will not play all five matches on the England tour, he will only participate in three matches. This decision has been taken with the intention of managing his workload. However, Gambhir has made it clear that the decision on which three matches Bumrah will participate in during the series has not been taken yet. This decision will be taken keeping in view the position of Team India during the series.
Through this series, the teams of India and England will start the fourth phase of the ICC World Test Championship. In this regard, both the teams will be seen putting full force to win this series.
