Team India has announced an 18-man squad for their upcoming 5-match test tour to England. After the sudden retirement of two of Indian cricket stalwarts, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the Indian Test team has opted to go into a transition phase and named Punjab’s 24-year-old batter Shubman Gill as the next Test captain of team India. Gill will be backed by the wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant, who will be the deputy to the former.
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IND vs ENG 2025: Team India Test Squad, Shubman Gill, the New Skipper
Let’s first take a look at the 18-member Test squad announced for the 2025 England tour,
Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (2nd wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
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IND vs ENG 2025: Key Takeaways from the Announced Squad
Let’s take a look at some of the biggest takeaways from India’s Test squad announcement.
- Mohd Shami Dropped: Senior paceman Mohammad Shami has been dropped from the squad on fitness grounds. The 34-year-old wasn’t available in the Border-Gavaskar Test series as well due to fitness concerns.
- Karun Nair returns: Karun Nair, who was exceptional throughout the domestic season last year, has received his much-deserved prize. The 33-year-old is back in India’s Test squad after 8 long years and is in contention to take the vacant no 4 spot left by the great Virat Kohli. Nair last played a Test match against Australia at Dharamsala in 2017.
- Arshdeep Singh and Sai Sudharsan get maiden call up– Punjab’s premier left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh and Tamil Nadu’s left-hand batter Sai Sudharsan have earned a much-deserved call-up in the Indian Test team. Sai could be the next Test opener of Team India, after Rohit Sharma’s retirement, whereas Arshdeep could fill in the boots of Mohammed Shami who has been dropped due to injury.
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IND vs ENG 2025 Test Series Schedule
The two teams are all set to lock horns in a 5-match test series starting from June 20 at Headingly, Leeds. Check the full schedule below,
1st Test – June 20-24, 2025 | Headingley, Leeds | Starts at 15:30 IST
2nd Test – July 2-6, 2025 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Starts at 15:30 IST
3rd Test – July 10-14, 2025 | Lord’s, London | Starts at 15:30 IST
4th Test – July 23-27, 2025 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Starts at 15:30 IST
5th Test – July 31 – August 4, 2025 | Kennington Oval, London | Starts at 15:30 IST
This series marks the beginning of the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. India will be looking to break their long-standing drought of winning a Test series in England, with their last triumph dating back to 2007.
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