Shubman Gill 'Second-Best Option' For India Test Captaincy? 'Spot In XI Not Certain'

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 08:27 IST

A erstwhile India cricketer reckons that Shubman Gill has been made the Test skipper due to the fact that helium was the second-best prime contempt not being a regular successful the format.

Shubman Gill succeeded Rohit Sharma arsenic the Test captain. (PTI Photo)

Shubman Gill has been tasked with overseeing the Indian Test team’s modulation phase, which has accelerated importantly with the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. At 25 years old, Gill volition go the 5th youngest Indian to skipper a Test squad erstwhile helium leads the broadside onto the tract for the bid opener against England astatine Headingley (Leeds) connected June 20. While this volition beryllium the talented top-order batter’s archetypal enactment relation successful Test cricket, helium has captained India successful T20Is and is their designated vice-captain successful limited-overs cricket.

However, erstwhile India cricketer Manoj Tiwary believes that nary of the players selected for the England circuit are guaranteed starters. He suggests that with Jasprit Bumrah’s wounded concerns, Gill was made skipper arsenic the ‘second-best’ disposable option.

Although determination has been nary authoritative mentation from the Ajit Agarkar-led enactment panel, respective reports bespeak that Bumrah’s wounded past and his imaginable unavailability for immoderate Tests during the England circuit were the superior reasons down him not being named captain.

“As expected, Shubman Gill has been named Test captain," Tiwary stated connected Cricbuzz. “However, determination isn’t a azygous subordinate close present who is an automatic prime successful India’s Test XI. Gill was the second-best enactment earlier them (selectors). So that’s wherefore he’s been made the captain. There’s cipher who has a imperishable spot (in the existent Test team). He was the second-best disposable (name)."

Tiwary further argued that Gill’s Test mean does not yet warrant a guaranteed spot successful the side. He believes the selectors chose Gill solely due to the fact that helium was the adjacent champion candidate.

“If you look astatine his average…how tin you marque idiosyncratic skipper whose spot successful the playing XI isn’t certain? It’s due to the fact that helium was the second-best option. That’s wherefore they’ve invested successful him," helium said.

While Gill has been named arsenic the captain, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant volition service arsenic his deputy. The England circuit volition besides beryllium the opening of the adjacent ICC World Test Championship cycle.

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