Overview
- The five-match series opens in Leeds on June 20 and inaugurates the 2025–27 World Test Championship cycle.
- Shubman Gill steps in as India’s 37th Test captain alongside coach Gautam Gambhir after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired.
- KL Rahul’s 116 for India A against England Lions in Northampton strengthens his bid for an opening berth with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
- The team is keeping the No. 4 slot open with contenders including Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair to be finalized after an intra-squad match.
- Jasprit Bumrah is slated to feature in only three Tests to manage his workload, and the squad has already landed in England for final preparations.