Ajit agarkar opens up on shreyas iyer: Indian Test cricket has now entered a new era. After Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket, 25 -year -old Shubman Gill has been made the new captain of the Indian team for the five -match Test series against England. At the same time, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been given the important responsibility of vice -captain. The new team was announced on Friday 24 May by Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia at the press conference.

Indian Test team for England tour

The Men Selection Committee has announced an 18 -member Indian team for the upcoming five -match Test series to be played in England. The team has returned to Karun Nair and Shardul Thakur, while Sai Sudarshan and Abhimanyu Ishwaran have been included in the team for red ball cricket for the first time.

But Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan and Mohammed Shami have been excluded from this team. Now the chief selector Ajit Agarkar has openly replied why Shreyas Iyer did not get a place in the team of England.

Team India: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rabindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj Siraj, Akash, Akash Deep, Akash Deep, Kulpadeep.

Why Shreyas Iyer did not find a place in the Eng vs IND Test team?

The player who is the most discussed in this team is who did not find a place- and they are veteran batsman Shreyas Iyer. When asked about the selector Ajit Agarkar not to be selected in the team, he clearly said, “Shreyas performed well in ODI and domestic cricket, but currently there is no place for him in the Test team.”

England vs India Test Series 2025 schedule

• First Test Match: 20 to 24 June, 3:30 pm in India (Hadingley, Leeds)
• Second Test Match: 2 to 6 July, 3:30 pm in India (Edgbaston, Birmingham)
• Third Test Match: 10 to 14 July, 3:30 pm in India (Lords, London)
• Fourth Test Match: 23 to 27 July, 3:30 pm in India (Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester)
• Fifth Test Match: 31 July to August 4, 3:30 pm in India (The Oval, London)

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