Mohd Siraj News

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday, May 24 announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming five-match Test series to be played in England from June 20. Shubman Gill was appointed India's new Test captain while Rishabh Pant was named as deputy. B Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh have been picked in India's Test squad for the first time while Karun Nair and Shardul Thakur have made their comebacks. However, there was no place for Mohammed Shami and Sarfaraz Khan in the India squad for the England tour. Let's take a look at the major takeaways from India's Test squad for England:

Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant and Mohd Siraj have been named in the playing XI for India vs Australia Boxing Day Test Shubman Gill will make his Test debut when India takes on Australia in Melbourne Skipper Virat Kohli has been granted paternity leave to be with his wife Anushka Sharma for the birth of their first child