India, May 24 -- Indian cricket selectors picked Shubman Gill as the new India Test captain, naming him to lead the side for the five-Test series in England starting on June 20. The 25-year-old top-order batter was named in an 18-member squad announced on Saturday by the chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar.

Gill became the frontrunner once the selectors decided to move past Rohit Sharma, following his series of low scores at home against New Zealand and in Australia. Rohit then announced his retirement.

"Obviously you discuss every option that's there. Over the last year or so, we have looked at Shubman at various times. Even when we played England last year. You take a lot of feedback from the dressing room as well," Agarkar told a medi...