India, May 25 -- Shubman Gill vowed to follow the blueprint of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin in Test cricket after being named as India's captain in the longest format of the game. The 25-year-old was confirmed as India's Test skipper on Saturday when the chairman of selectors, Ajit Agarkar, announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming five-Test series against England, beginning June 20.

Gill has played 32 Tests so far, scoring 1893 runs at an average of 35.05. The right-hander is yet to prove himself in the overseas conditions and a trial by fire awaits when he lands in the UK to take on Ben Stokes and co.

Gill has played 3 Tests in England, registering just 88 runs at a below-par average of 14.66. Out of these thr...