Follow UsIndia will embark on their toughest tour of the year when they land in England for a five-match Test series, starting June 20 at Headingley. It not just marks the start of a new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle for them, but as things stand, it will also be the dawn of a new era in Indian cricket.
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Rohit Sharma announced his Test retirement, and Virat Kohli too is likely to follow suit as he has informed of his intentions to the BCCI. In that case, it is likely to be Shubman Gill who in all likeliness, will lead India in Tests. India will need to fill in the opener's position and also the No. 4 position, where Kohli played for over a decade. Who will fill those spots?
Moreover, it is highly unlikely that Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will play all five Tests against England. In that case, who will be their replacements?
Batters - Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair
Fast-bowling all-rounders - Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur
Spin-bowling all-rounders - Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar
Wicketkeepers - Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel
Pacers - Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep
Spinners - Kuldeep Yadav
Sai Sudharsan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami