India Squad England Series, Ajit Agarkar Press Conference: The Indian cricket team has to go to England tour next month. In England, Team India has to play a five -match Test series. BCCI has announced an 18 -member team for the tour of England. Team India Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar announced the team by holding a press conference. Ajit Agarkar opened many big secrets in the press conference. He answered every question. Learn the press conference of Chief Selector here 5 main things.

1- Shubman Gill was made the captain of Test team

After the announcement of the team, Chairman of the selection committee of the Indian cricket team said after the team’s announcement, “Last year or even before we started keeping an eye on Shubman Gill (for leadership). We believe that he is best suited for this work. It is a very pressure work, but he is a great player. We wish him all the best.”

2- When Rishabh Pant is made vice-captain

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said, “Rishabh Pant is the vice -captain of the Test team. He is one of our best batsmen. Always understands the keeper game well. That is why he has been made the vice -captain of Shubman Gill.”

3- Why Shami was not chosen

Regarding fast bowler Mohammed Shami, he said, “His charge is not as much as it should be. We expected it will be available, but it is unfortunate. At the moment he is not fully fit.”

4- Why did Jaspreet Bumrah not get the captaincy?

Agarkar said, “I don’t think it is available for all five Test matches. Physio and doctors have told us. There is no need to say how important it is for us. Even if it is available for three or four Tests.” This makes it clear that Bumrah has lagged behind in the race to become captain due to continuous unfit.

5- Virat Kohli’s retirement

On Virat’s retirement, Ajit Agarkar said that Kohli had told BCCI about retirement from Test cricket in the beginning of April. Virat had said that he has made up his mind to retire from Tests.

18 -member team India for England tour

Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Krishnade, Akashdeep, Akashdeep Singh and Kuldeep

Team India Squad for England Tour 2025: BCCI has announced Team India for the five -match Test series against England. The 18 -member Team India has been selected for the England tour. The Indian team has to go on a tour of England next month. Today many players have shone luck, so many players have also got a shock.

Gill captain and pant Ukkapan

Young batsman Shubman Gill has been appointed as captain for the tour of England. He will now take charge of the Test team. Also, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been handed over vice -captain. Senior players like KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah are present in the team, yet young player Shubman Gill has been given the captaincy.

The bright luck of these players

Many young players have been selected for the tour of England. It includes fast bowler Arshdeep Singh, opener batsman Abhimanyu Ishwar, fast bowler famous Krishna and young batsman Sai Sudarshan. In this, Sudarshan, Arshdeep and Krishna have performed a bang in IPL 2025, which they have also got rewards.

These players shocked

While the fate of many players has shone on one side, there have been many players who have suffered a shock. This includes Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Shami and Sarfaraz Khan. These players have not found a place in the 18 -member team. Sarfaraz was part of Team India on Australia tour, but he did not get a chance to play a single Test. Now he has been dropped from the team.

These 18 players get a chance on England tour

Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Krishnade, Akashdeep, Akashdeep Singh and Kuldeep