Shubman Gill picked in India A squad for England tour amid captaincy rumours

Indian top-order batter Shubman Gill, who has been India’s top candidate to emerge as the Test captain, is all set to play for India A ahead of the England tour, scheduled to start on June 20 at Headingley, Leeds.

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On Friday, May 16, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) picked the India A squad for the two tour games against England, scheduled to start on May 30 at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.

It’s important to note that Gill will join the India A squad only before the second game of the series alongside his Gujarat Titans teammate Sai Sudharsan, who is also part of the squad for the A tour.

Notably, the India A squad will be led by Bengal batter Abhimanyu Easwaran, who was part of India's squad in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Easwaran will have Dhruv Jurel as his deputy, who will also be the wicket-keeping choice in the squad.

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India A squad for England tour:

Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (VC) (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey.

Note: Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan will join the squad ahead of the second match.

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After the conclusion of the India A tour of England, the Indian Test team will tour England for a five-match Test series, starting on June 20. The series will continue until August 4 in the new WTC Cycle.

With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announcing retirements from the longest format of the game, Shubman Gill is among the front-runners alongside Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah to lead the Test team on England tour.

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