New Delhi, May 29 -- Team India is set to play a five-match Test series against England, beginning on June 20 in Leeds. BCCI announced an 18-member squad captained by Shubman Gill. However, Shreyas Iyer who is currently in great form and has led Punjab Kings to the playoffs in IPL, failed to make a cut. Head coach Gautam Gambhir opened up on Wednesday (May 28), about Iyer's exclusion from the Indian squad.

"I am not a selector," Gautam Gambhir replied when asked about Shreyas Iyer not being selected in the Indian squad. He then changed the focus to a question about BCCI inviting the chiefs of the armed forces to attend the IPL final in Ahmedabad. After Gambhir's statement, speculations are made on whether he indirectly pointed to chief s...