Why Shubman Gill was chosen through Jasprit Bumrah as an Indian test captain, Kl Rahul? BCCI says “extra load …”

Shubman Gill is officially the new Indian Cricket Team Test Captain. At a press conference in Mumbai on Saturday, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarar announced that India’s squad for the five test series that began on June 20th. While Shubman Gill did not have already experienced the leadership of the test side, the chosen squad, Jasprit Bumrah and Kl Rahul – remained in the past. BCCI Baş Selective Ajit Agarkar was open in the thought process when asked about the chances of bilateral and leadership.

“Bumrah takes us in Australia, but it is not available for all test matches.

“Not really with Kl, but basically seized it a while ago, but I wasn’t there at that time.

Agarkar emphasized that a captain was not chosen for one or two series and long -term planning should be kept in mind while making such calls.

“You don’t choose a captain for one or two series, you should plan in the longer term. [Shubman Gill] Over time, he will learn, Ağ Ajit Agarkar said at a press conference.

25 -year -old Gill has become one of the youngest players in recent years. Although he lacked the captain experience in the red ball format, he directed India in 2024 as a five -game T20 at Zimbabve.

Gill also serves as an assistant captain in ODI and T20Is. He helped Rohit Sharma in February 2025 in the UAE’s Muzaffer Champions Cup campaign in India. Gill played 32 matches in the test jack and made 1,893 running, including five centuries.

India’s British test team: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Redy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Solder, Shakur, Jaspit Sunmed, Shardul Thakur, Jasrit. Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.