By Admin 
IND vs Eng Test: The 5 -Test series between India and England is going to begin in Headingley, Leeds from 20 June 2025. Discussions on Team India’s possible playing-11 have intensified regarding this series. The Indian team was announced last month for the tour of England. As captain, Shubman Gill has been given the captaincy, while Rishabh Pant has been made vice -captain. However, before playing the series in England, captain Shubman Gill and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir have cleared the picture of the playing-11 to a great extent by giving many important indications during a press conference in the BCCI headcover.
Gambhir gave signs of return by supporting Karun Nair
Head coach Gautam Gambhir has given a big statement about the name of Karun Nair while talking about the playing-11 during the press conference. Gambhir, in his statement, specially took the name of Karun Nair and praised his recent form.
Gambhir said, “When a player scored continuously, it is wrong to assess on the performance of only 1-2 Tests. If Karun Nair has scored, he should get opportunities.” This statement of Gambhir can be guessed that Karun Nair, who returned to the Test team after 8 years, is sure to get a chance in the first Test against England.
Karun Nair had scored a double century against England Lions while playing for India-A before the recent tour of England and at the same time he introduced his magnificent form to the selectors by scoring 863 runs in Ranji Trophy 2024-25.
Gambhir praised Nair’s brilliant performance and said that the experience of a player like Nair can prove to be extremely useful for the team under the difficult situations of England.
Let us tell you that in 2016, Karun Nair attracted everyone’s attention by scoring a triple century against a strong team like England, but shortly after that he was out of the team. Even after this, he has ensured his place in the Indian team by continuously performing in county cricket and domestic cricket.
Shubman Gill silenced on playing-11
In the press conference held before the England tour, Team India’s new Test captain Shubman Gill has maintained suspense on the question of playing-11. In a conversation with the media, he made it clear that the final playing-11 would be selected only after reaching England. Gill said, “We currently have an intra-squad match and 10 days of practice camps, only then we will take some decisions on the final team combination.” However, it is clear from the talk of captain Shubman Gill and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir that some major players in the team are almost confirmed.
Through this series, Shubman Gill is starting the captaincy of the Test team, and it will be interesting to see how the balance of the team is under his captaincy. Especially after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s retirement from Test cricket, there is still a discussion about the batting position of number 3 and 4.
Indian team’s possible playing-11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain and wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna.