From June 20 this month, a five -match Test series will be played between India and England. In the first match to be held in Handingley, Leeds, there has been speculation about Team India’s playing 11. Team India was announced for the tour of England last month. Shubman Gill was given command as captain while Rishabh Pant was made vice -captain. At the same time, before the tour of England, head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill held a press conference. During this, he has also cleared the picture of playing 11 gave many important indications.
Head coach Gambhir has given a big statement about Karun Nair’s name while talking about playing 11 at the press conference. Gambhir, in his statement, specially took the name of Karun Nair and praised his recent form.
Gambhir said that when a player scored continuously, it is wrong to assess him on the performance of only 1-2 Tests. If Karun Nair has scored runs then he should get opportunities. It is clear from Gambhir’s statement that Karun Nair, who returned to the Test team after 8 years, is sure to get a chance in the first Test against England.
Karun Nair had scored a double century against England Lions while playing for India A before the recent tour of England and also introduced his best form to the selectors by scoring 863 runs in Ranji Trophy 2024-25.
However, captain Shubman Gill maintained suspense on the question of playing 11. In a conversation with the media, he made it clear that the final playing 11 would be selected only after reaching England. Gill said that, we currently have an intra squad match and 10 days of practice camps, only then we will take some decisions on the final team combination.