India, May 26 -- Last week, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee ended weeks of speculation to name Shubman Gill as the new captain of the Indian Test team, while Rishabh Pant was assigned the vice-captaincy role. The two will take over their respective roles when India tour England for a five-match Test series, starting June 20. The decision to name Gill as Rohit Sharma's captaincy replacement, however, did not impress many, with most experts questioning his very place in the playing XI for the Test series.

Speaking to Cricbuzz, former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary reckoned the selectors had gone for the second-best option in Gill amid the uncertainty over the fitness of Jasprit Bumrah, who led India twice in the tour of Australia ea...