India appoint Gill as new test captain before England tour
Top order batter Shubman Gill was appointed India's new test captain on Saturday, succeeding Rohit Sharma, who quit the format earlier this month.
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With Virat Kohli following Rohit into test retirement, Gill will lead a depleted India team in a five-test tour of England starting on 20 June.
Veteran seamer Mohammed Shami was left out following a late injury setback, although he played in the Indian Premier League.
Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been named Gill's deputy in the test squad.
Squad: Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Druv Jurel , Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna , Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
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