India, May 24 -- In what is the beginning of a new chapter for the Indian cricket team, the BCCI named Shubman Gill as the new Test captain, ahead of the five-match Test series in England, startingo n June 20. The move sees a new generation take over the mantle from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who recently announced their Test retirements. Rohit was the previous India Test skipper. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been appoinetd as the vice-captain. Uncapped GT opener Sai Sudharsan was also included in the squad, and even Karun Nair made a comeback after seven years.

Meanwhile, Ajit Agarkar and Co. decided to snub veteran pacer Mohammed Shami, blaming his fitness issues, and included left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh. The se...