The reports claimed that Gautam Gambhir will be travelling to Mumbai on Thursday (15th May) for an important meeting. It is learned that there will be discussions related to the Test captain for the upcoming five-match Test series against the England National Cricket Team, starting 20th June.
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It was reported that Shubman Gill already had discussions with members of the team management related to the future. All the officials of BCCI, along with the coaching staff of the team, were on the same page related to youngster Shubman Gill being given the role.
Rishabh Pant was reportedly chosen as the vice-captain of the India Test team
After Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket, it was originally Jasprit Bumrah who was slated to lead the team as he was the vice-captain. However, the reports claimed that with him being the key pacer, the team management and BCCI don't want to give him extra burden as he is already injury-prone.
BCCI is all set to announce the India National Cricket Team Test skipper next week through a presser
KL Rahul was not trusted to be the captain as the BCCI isn't looking at him as he is already 33-plus and hasn't been as consistent as he should have been. They are of the opinion that his average of less than 35 in 50 games after 11 years of Test cricket isn't impressive.
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