Breaking News: Shubman Gill named captain as India announce 18-man squad for England test tour

By Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek has a Master's in Journalism and has written more than 50,000 articles. He currently works as a cricket content writer at Khel Now.

Published at :May 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM

Modified at :May 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM

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India will tour England for a five-match test series starting June 20.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Saturday, May 24, announced India’s squad for the forthcoming test series against England. The BCCI also named new captain and vice-captain for Indian Cricket Team in the longest format. Shubman Gill has been picked as new test skipper, while Rishabh Pant has been named as the vice-captain.

Senior members Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj will lead the pace attack. Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, and Arshdeep Singh are part of the pace department for the England series. Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar will handle the responsibility of the spin-bowling department. All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who did well in the Australian tour, has also been picked for the England tour.

In the batting department, experienced members like Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul were picked in the squad. However, Shreyas Iyer did not make it to the squad. Karun Nair returned to the test setup after seven years, while Sai Sudharsan earned his maiden test call-up. Abhimanyu Easwaran has been selected as the back-up opener in the squad, while Dhruv Jurel has been picked as the back-up wicket-keeper.

India’s 18-member squad for England tour:

Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (Wk) (Vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (Wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.

Shubman Gill-led #TeamIndia are READY for an action-packed Test series 💪A look at the squad for India Men’s Tour of England 🙌#ENGvIND | @ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/y2cnQoWIpq
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 24, 2025

India’s tour of England 2025 full schedule:

1st test: June 20-24, Headingley, Leeds

2nd test: July 02-06, Edgbaston, Birmingham

3rd test: July 10-14, Lord’s, London

4th test: July 23-27, Old Trafford, Manchester

5th test: July 31-Aug 04, Kennington Oval, London

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Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek is a core cricket-lover since childhood and has always followed the sport both in his personal and professional life. He started his school life by watching cricket at home with family. Later, he played cricket on the field at local clubs during college. After his Master's in Journalism from Mumbai, he followed his passion by covering cricket news across various digital media. Since 2015, he has been an aspiring sports journalist and cricket content writer with over 50K+ articles.