India, June 11 -- With just over a week left before India's five-match Test series against England gets underway, conversations have been largely around the kind of playing XI head coach Gautam Gambhir will decide for the opening game at Headingley on June 20. Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has been among the first to come up with advice for his ex-teammate, asking him to take a bold call on the new captain, Shubman Gill.

The discussions around the potential playing XI has been mostly about the top-order combination, with senior batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma having retired from the format last month. Uthappa, speaking on Star Sports show 'Game Plan', said that he would want to stick with KL Rahul as an opener, after his cent...