India name Shubman Gill as new Test captain

Mumbai: India named top order batsman Shubman Gill as the new Test captain, the cricket board said Saturday, as it announced the team for next month s...

Mumbai: India named top-order batsman Shubman Gill as the new Test captain, the cricket board said Saturday, as it announced the team for next month's all-important tour of England.

Gill, 25, succeeds Rohit Sharma, who recently retired from Tests along with Virat Kohli. He will take charge in a five-Test series in England starting June 20.

Gill will lead a team in transition after Rohit, 38, and Kohli, 36, walked away from the five-day format earlier this month in a space of six days to leave a big void.

"Shubman Gill-led TeamIndia are READY for an action-packed Test series", the Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a statement.

His vice-captain will be Rishabh Pant.