Srilanka, May 24 -- Shubhman Gill has been appointed India's newest Test captain, replacing the just-retired Rohit Sharma and will kickstart his tenure with the five-match series against England starting June 20 at Leeds.
The announcement was made official on Saturday, when the 15-member squad was picked for the upcoming tour. With this, Gill, 25, becomes the 37th cricketer to captain India in Test cricket. It also means that for the first time ever, Indian cricket has three captains - Gill in Tests, Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is and Rohit in ODIs.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....