Overview
- The five-match Test series opens at Headingley on June 20, launching India’s campaign in the 2025–27 World Test Championship cycle.
- Shubman Gill is captaining India in Test cricket for the first time under coach Gautam Gambhir, with the squad completing high-intensity training sessions in London.
- Tickets for all five Tests are nearly sold out despite the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
- In warm-up matches against England Lions, all-rounders Shardul Thakur and Nitish Reddy have struggled, leaving Gill to consider either one of them or an extra specialist batter.
- Former coach Bharat Arun expects Jasprit Bumrah to feature in all five Tests and sees Kuldeep Yadav’s wrist spin as a potential match-winner on helpful English wickets.