IND vs ENG: India will get a new Test captain on this day, team will be announced for England tour; New faces will get a chance..

After Rohit Sharma's retirement, there is a lot of discussion about who will be the next captain of the Indian Test team. India has to tour England for a five-match Test series next month and the team may be announced in the next few days. According to news agency PTI, the Indian team for this tour will be announced on May 24. The new Test captain will also be announced in this.

New faces will get a chance.

The Indian team will be announced on Saturday (May 24) for the five-Test series in England. During this, the selectors will also announce the new Test captain of the Indian team. After Rohit Sharma's retirement, Shubman Gill is leading the race. According to PTI, Ajit Agarkar, chairman of the Indian team's selection committee, has selected the Test team for the England tour, which will have 16 or 17 members. Sai Sudarshan and Arshdeep Singh will be the new faces to join this team.

Who is in the race for captaincy?

Jasprit Bumrah, Shubman Gill, and Rishabh Pant are leading the race for Test captaincy. However, there were also reports that Bumrah had withdrawn himself from the claim and now Gill and Pant are in the race for captaincy. Due to workload management, it is difficult for Bumrah to play in all five Tests.

India will start a new cycle of WTC.
The Indian team will start the next cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC) from the England tour itself. Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit, and Virat Kohli will not be in this series as all three have said goodbye to the Test format. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently announced the India A team for the two-match series against England Lions. Players like Karun Nair and Ishan Kishan got a place for this, while Gill and Sai Sudarshan were also included in the team for the second Test. It is believed that some new faces may also get a place in the Indian team for the England tour.

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