India, May 25 -- A new generation took over the mantle for Indian cricket on Saturday, with the BCCI appointed Shubman Gill as Test captain ahead of the upcoming five-match Test series in England. The decision comes following Rohit Sharma's Test retirement, and Virat Kohli followed suit recently.

Rishabh Pant has also been named as vice-captain for the Test team. There were some big omissions too, especially the absence of Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Shami and Sarfaraz Khan.

Speaking to India Today, legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar had some advice for Sarfaraz, and urged him to take inspiration from the likes of Jaydev Unadkat and Karun Nair. Nair was included in the India squad after sensational domestic performances, and last appeared fo...